big; large; great

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 17th character
Radical ⼤ (37.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 32

Definitions

大 dà
  1. 1. big
  2. 2. large
  3. 3. great
  4. 4. major
  5. 5. huge
  6. 6. very much
  7. 7. greatly
  8. 8. older (than)
  9. 9. eldest
  10. 10. oldest
  11. 11. wide
  12. 12. deep
  13. 13. father's elder or younger brother
  14. 14. (dialect) father
大 dài
  1. 1. see dài fu

Stroke order

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Words containing 大

Word Meaning
mid-Atlantic ridge
Central University for Nationalities
Central University for Nationalities
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
1923 Sino-Soviet treaty on pending issues
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011
Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011
I’ve long heard of you; honored to meet you
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
three major poets of Qianlong-Jiaqing era
World War Two
World War Two
World War Two
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai tài shān in Shandong, Mt Hua huà shān in Shaanxi, Mt Heng héng shān in Hunan, Mt Heng héng shān in Shanxi, Mt Song sōng shān in Henan
the whole world; five continents
Great Lakes; the five north American Great Lakes
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe hēi hé, Heilongjiang
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe hēi hé, Heilongjiang
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe hēi hé, Heilongjiang