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
to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)
to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)
thoughtful (from Taiwanese tiē xīn, Tai-lo pr. [tah-sim])
to eat heartily (idiom); to gorge oneself
to eat heartily (idiom); to gorge oneself
angry; indignant
feces; (literary) excrement
Dawu county in Xiaogan xiào gǎn, Hubei
Dawu county in Xiaogan xiào gǎn, Hubei
Dawu county in Xiaogan xiào gǎn, Hubei
the Great Compassion Mantra
to be at a loss (idiom)
to suffer a major setback due to negligence
idiot; ignorant fool
Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an
Daqing, city in Heilongjiang, China
Daqing City in Heilongjiang, China
Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province hēi lóng jiāng in northeast China
chief enemy; archenemy
Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)
war; to wage war
rich family; large landlord
wasteful