大

dài
#17 most
frequent character
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

大 is a front view of a standing person, first meaning 'adult human'. From there it grew to 'big, large' and 'strong'.

Drawn as: person standing; front view

大 as a component in other characters

meaning10 characters
sound8 characters
empty5 characters

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