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

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marine trench
marine trench
platter
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Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Qing Empire; the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Qing Empire; the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Dadukou District, Chongqing
Dadukou District, Chongqing
Dadukou District, Chongqing
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Dagang, former district of Tianjin
Dagang District, former district of Tianjin
Dagang District, former district of Tianjin
Greater Mekong Subregion, SE Asia region