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
gate; entrance; door
everybody; everyone; we all
sea; ocean
the masses; the great bulk of the population
bold; daring; fearless
size; measurement; dimension
ambassador; envoy
large fire; conflagration
greatly; enormously; uncle
middle-aged man; younger uncle on father's side
war; to wage war
to defecate; excrement; feces
overcoat; topcoat; cloak
mainland China (reference to the PRC); mainland; continent
heavy man; fat man; lug
thigh
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
Australia
shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly
grand; magnificent; majestic
earth; mother earth
Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)
university student; college student
enormous; maximum
Atlanta