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

大 stroke order diagram
大 stroke order animation

Words containing 大

Word Meaning
Hainan University
commodore (= US Navy equivalent)
commodore (= US Navy equivalent)
to be highly principled
clearance sale; fire sale
clearance sale; fire sale
Tsinghua or Qinghua University, Beijing
Tsinghua or Qinghua University, Beijing
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Hunan University
Hunan University
torrents of rain (idiom)
to be the most ridiculous thing in the world (idiom)
perspiring freely; brow beaded with sweat
Hanyu Da Zidian, major Chinese character dictionary
Hanyu Da Zidian, major Chinese character dict
Hanyu Da Cidian, major Chinese dictionary
Hanyu Da Cidian, major Chinese dictionary
Australia
Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
Australia; abbr. to ào zhōu
Australia; abbr. to ào zhōu
Commonwealth of Australia