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
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
plan for the big picture; start from details
large size (clothes, print etc); (coll.) number two
Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz
melting pot
melting pot
tiger
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
David (name)
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician
David Attenborough (1926-), British naturalist and broadcaster, author of Life on Earth dì qiú shàng de shēng wù
David Attenborough, UK nature TV host
Camp David Accords; 1978 Israel-Egypt peace
1978 Camp David peace deal Egypt–Israel
great rift valley
TW pirated software; (fig.) just what the doctor ordered
TW pirated software; (fig.) just what the doctor ordered
Ōnishi (Japanese surname)
Atlantis