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 accomplish much; to have a promising future
very promising; full of great potential
to be promising; to stand a good chance
Nirvana Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism
Great Nirvana Sutra in Mahayana Buddhism
headquarters; base camp
Big Ben
Big Ben
spotted great rosefinch, a small bird
Li Bai lǐ bái and Du Fu dù fǔ
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
Dacun Township in Changhua, Taiwan
Dacun Township in Changhua, Taiwan
Far Eastern curlew, a shorebird
Far Eastern curlew bird
(bird species of China) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
(bird species of China) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dadong district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
Japan's WWII Greater East Asia empire plan
Japan's WWII Greater East Asia empire plan
Dadong district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
Dadong district of Shenyang city shěn yáng shì, Liaoning
Dalin town in Chiayi, Taiwan
Dalin town in Chiayi, west Taiwan
Da Qaidam, town in Qinghai, China