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 circle (in spherical geometry)
a large landowner
Song of the Earth; Das Lied von der Erde
geoid
geoid
cavern
geodesy
geodesy
a geodesic (curve)
a geodesic (curve)
old name of Osaka, Japan
Tai Hang District, Hong Kong
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb
Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb
Dacheng county in Langfang láng fáng, Hebei
Dacheng county in Langfang láng fáng, Hebei
Dacheng Township, Changhua, Taiwan
Tacheng Township, Changhua, Taiwan
Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong
Dabu county in Meizhou méi zhōu, Guangdong
Dabu county in Meizhou méi zhōu, Guangdong
Dabu Township in Chiayi, Taiwan
Dapu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan