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
great meal; banquet
lots of money; high denomination of banknotes or coins
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
arrogant
mostly; for the most part; the greater part
large scale; extensive; broad scale
not very; not too; not often
massacre; Holocaust
the Pentagon
nature (the natural world)
cannon; big gun; artillery
to increase (e.g. one's effort)
first thing in the morning; at dawn; at first light
Atlantic Ocean
one's formal personal name; your distinguished name
big bridge; Da Qiao, a woman in Romance
tall; lofty
big feet; woman with unbound feet; Bigfoot
eldest sister; way to address an older woman
large size (clothes, print etc); (coll.) number two
vigorously; energetically
world war
Judas; Judah (son of Jacob)
imposing; impressive; atmosphere (surrounding the earth)
prize; award