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
continental shelf
continental drift
continental drift
group; a large body of; military group
big
big
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)
main hall of a Buddhist temple
main hall of a Buddhist temple
Daya Township in Taichung, Taiwan
Daya Township in Taichung, Taiwan
mish-mash; mix-up; potpourri
compound with many families living together
great catastrophe
great catastrophe
to just escape from calamity
survive disaster, later good luck
Survive big danger, later luck will come
pouring with rain; rain bucketing down
thick fog
mountain in Heilongjiang province
Korean Empire, 1897–1910
Korean Empire (1897–1910)
Republic of Korea (South Korea)