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
(bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor
mass extinction
mass extinction
(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)
(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)
outline; synopsis; program
president (of a country); same as zǒng tǒng
to bawl sb out; to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it
to bawl sb out; to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it
main points of a piece of writing; righteousness
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
very far away
very far away
sloppy; careless
large but of no real use; grandiose but impractical (idiom)
large but of no real use; grandiose but impractical (idiom)
loan shark; usurer
great sage; outstanding personage; Buddha
great sage; outstanding personage; Buddha
loudly; in a loud voice; loud voice
to shout loudly
to shout loudly