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
to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)
Montana, US state
amnesty; general pardon
Damascus, capital of Syria
prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz
just and honorable
fat; stout; loose fitting clothes
Hercules (Roman mythology); Heracles (Greek mythology)
main artery (blood vessel); arterial road
to shout
large amount; staple; influential family of long standing
Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)
a downpour; rain bucketing down
David (name)
large scale program of lasting importance
Dalin, a town in Chiayi, Taiwan
arrogant and conceited
older brother's wife; sister-in-law
great; grand
careless; negligent; inadvertent
reprehensible; guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
daring; bold; audacious
everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
big bad wolf
outline; synopsis; program