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big

big. 3 strokes. 19 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning bigStrokes 3Characters 19

How to write 大

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Stroke order chart for the 大 radical — 3 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 19 characters below, 2 are pictophonetic with as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 19 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 大 family

HSK 2 · 5

tàitiāntóutào

HSK 3 · 4

fulèishī

HSK 4 · 3

jiǎngfènmǎi

HSK 5 · 2

nàiyāng

HSK 6 · 5

bēnduófèngzòuqiān

Words they appear in

()(tài)not very, not too
程度不是很高
(chūn)(tiān)spring (season)
一年当中万物复苏、天气转暖的季节
()()greatly, considerably
用来加强动作或变化的程度
()(hǎi)the open sea
又深又阔、看不到边的水域
()(jiā)everyone
在场的所有人
()(liàng)a large amount of
数量很多,不是一点点
()(mén)the front gate, main entrance
建筑物正对外面的主要出入口
()()(fen)most, the majority of a group
超过一半的人或事情
()(duō)(shù)the vast majority
几乎全部、比例极高的人或事物
()(ren)an adult, a grown-up
已经长大成年的人
()(shēng)loudly, in a loud voice
用很响亮的声音说话
()(xiǎo)size, dimensions
物体具体有多大或多小
()()an overcoat
冬天穿在最外面的长外套
()()(rán)nature, the natural world
山川草木、江河湖海组成的世界