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
Hebei University of Science and Technology
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effective government requires minimal intervention
striated grassbird, a marsh bird
striated grassbird; a marsh songbird
French Revolution (1789-1799)
French Revolution (1789-1799)
another name for fǎ lún gōng
another name for fǎ lún gōng
Panthalassis (geology)
Pangea (geology)
Pangea (geology)
Boston University
Boston University
University of Bonn
University of Bonn
Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)
an impressive literary work (idiom)
parka jacket (loanword)
shifting sand dunes
shifting sand dunes
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Hainan University