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CHINESE CHARACTER

大 (dà): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 13 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

One small change at a time

STROKES · 3

Write 大 in 3 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 大

汤姆年纪比我大。

Tāng mǔ nián jì bǐ wǒ dà。

Tom's older than me.

大家

大家好吗?

Dà jiā hǎo ma?

How's everyone?

大学

我是个大学生。

Wǒ shì gè dà xué shēng。

I'm a college student.

FAQ

What does 大 (dà) mean in Chinese?

big, great, vast, high, deep

How do you write 大 in stroke order?

大 has 3 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 大?

大 is the radical in 大. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 大?

大 (dà): big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest; greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother); 大家 (dàjiā): everyone; influential family; great expert; 大学 (dàxué): university; college.