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大dà · dài · dàn

big, great, vast, high, deep. 3 strokes, radical 大, first met in HSK 1.

Pinyin dà · dài · dànStrokes 3Radical 大Band HSK 1Words 66

How to write 大

Stroke 1 write 一, then strokes 2–3 write 人.

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Stroke order chart for 大 — 3 strokes, radical 大

Write 大 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 大 · the stroke-order rules

What 大 is made of

一 (yī, one) and 人 (rén, man).

A man 人 with outstretched arms.

Words that use 大

大(dà) big
在体积空间规格上超出寻常

汪汪!门外怎么有一只大花狗在叫?您听见了吗?Woof woof! Why is there a big spotted dog barking outside? Did you hear it?

Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 14, 院子里的小动物

大(dà)大(dà) greatly, considerably
用来加强动作或变化的程度

老师的鼓励大大提高了他的信心。The teacher's encouragement greatly boosted his confidence.

Lesson 13, 大海 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)大(dà) greatly, considerably
用来加强动作或变化的程度

老师的鼓励大大提高了他的信心。The teacher's encouragement greatly boosted his confidence.

Lesson 13, 大海 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)海(hǎi) the open sea
又深又阔、看不到边的水域

渔船缓缓驶向宽广的大海。The fishing boat slowly sailed out toward the open sea.

Lesson 13, 大海 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)家(jiā) everyone
在场的所有人

老师微笑着请大家安静下来。The teacher smiled and asked everyone to settle down.

Lesson 13, 大海 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)量(liàng) a large amount of
数量很多,不是一点点

图书馆新进了大量科普读物。The library brought in a large amount of popular-science books.

Lesson 13, 大海 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)门(mén) the front gate, main entrance
建筑物正对外面的主要出入口

保安每天清晨打开校园大门。The guard opens the campus the front gate early every morning.

Lesson 13, 大海 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)人(ren) an adult, a grown-up
已经长大成年的人

公园里,大人牵着孩子的手慢慢散步。In the park, the adults walk slowly while holding the children's hands.

Lesson 14, 大自然 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)声(shēng) loudly, in a loud voice
用很响亮的声音说话

老师提醒同学们不要大声喧哗。The teacher reminded the students not to talk loudly.

Lesson 14, 大自然 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

大(dà)小(xiǎo) size, dimensions
物体具体有多大或多小

这双鞋子的大小刚好合适。This pair of shoes is exactly the size he needs.

Lesson 14, 大自然 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas

and 56 more in the catalogue.

Characters that contain 大

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More characters with the radical 大

All 19 of them, and what the radical means, on the 大 radical page.

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