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
(theater) set prop (desk, chairs etc)
general election
Dayi county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
Dayi county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
Dayi county in Chengdu chéng dū, Sichuan
Daegu City in South Korea
Daegu Metropolitan City in South Korea
Daegu Metropolitan City, South Korea
super-ministry system; merging government agencies
metropolitan area
metropolitan area
major city; metropolis; metropolitan
great despite minor blemishes; a rough diamond
Dali, a district in Taichung, Taiwan
Dali City in Taichung, Taiwan
big bad wolf
weapons of mass destruction
weapons of mass destruction
mass production; to manufacture in bulk
mass production; to manufacture in bulk
greater flameback woodpecker
greater flameback woodpecker species
cauldron
grand piano
grand piano