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 slaty woodpecker
large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth
catastrophe; calamity
catastrophe; calamity
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
very; greatly
same as Heixiazi Island hēi xiā zi dǎo
same as Heixiazi Island hēi xiā zi dǎo
a raven
a raven
utterly fearless
opium
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures
fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures
very popular; great heat
very popular; great heat
headlight
headlight
Big Bang (cosmology)
self-centered show-off; arrogant idler
term of respect for older man; uncle
very popular or successful person; self-important
street food stall; open-air food place