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
evening college
top influencer; big verified account
first-year university student
a bit bigger
unification (of the nation); large scale unification
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geography
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din zā mǎ lá dīng and Yu Yinglong yú yìng lóng, 755 scrolls
flexible; ready to give and take
third-year university student
major triad do-mi-so
major third (musical interval)
to be too casual or informal
Great Britain
substantially different; not at all the same
Tabriz, city in northwest Iran
great error; heinous crime
great error; heinous crime
university and high school students
university and high school students
Greater China; China region incl HK, TW
Greater China region; wider Chinese world
Great Dane (dog breed)
Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle
turn big troubles small and small ones gone