大

dà
HSK 1
#17 most
frequent character
big, huge, large, major, great
adjective

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
太奇套尖契奕樊戾奘夯
sound8 characters
太达夺奈驮耷旲羍
picture18 characters
天因美达夫参奔衡牵夸奎奢奄叁奁夼
empty5 characters
类莫奖奋奠

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Example Sentences

这个房子很大。
zhègè fángzǐ hěndà 。
This house is very big.
他有一个大狗。
tāyǒu yígè dà gǒu 。
He has a big dog.
这个问题很大。
zhègè wèntí hěndà 。
This problem is very major.

Same Characters, Different Readings

大dài
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Words with similar meanings

巨大jùdà
huge
A more intense and dramatic expression of size.
庞大pángdà
vast
Often used to describe something impressively large in scale.
宏伟hóngwěi
magnificent
Implying grandeur and an impressive size.

Words Starting With 大

大家dà jiā
authority; everyone
大使馆dà shǐ guǎn
"embassy
大概dà gài
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about
大约dà yuē
approximately; about
大型dà xíng
large scale; wide scale; broad scale

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