Recent searches Clear Home / Character / 大 大 dà big; large; great · older (than another person) Radical: 大 Strokes: 3 Structure: Single component Frequency: Most common Listen Same radical 头 天 夫 失 太 奇 夷 奉 夺 奏 套 奥 Same radical 头 天 夫 失 太 奇 夷 奉 夺 奏 套 奥 奔 夹 契 Print Swap Favorites Stroke Order · 3 strokes (click to expand) Click the button below to start stroke animation Animate Quiz Show All Character Decomposition 大 = 一 + 人 Etymology A man 人 with outstretched arms Meanings big; large; great older (than another person) eldest (as in 大姐) greatly; freely; fully (dialect) father (dialect) uncle (father's brother) dà Loading examples… Words with 大 2761 total Shuffle (name) David 大卫 Dà wèi captain (army rank) · senior captain 大尉 dà wèi the collective · the whole · (Buddhism) the greater self 大我 dà wǒ exultation 大喜 dà xǐ large-scale Chinese opera · Beijing opera · major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) 大戏 dà xì compendium 大系 dà xì knight · swordsman · noble warrior · chivalrous hero 大侠 dà xiá Idioms with 大 526 total Shuffle nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi) · no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices · the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart · nothing is more wretched than apathy 哀莫大于心死 āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ a project of vital and lasting importance 百年大计 bǎi nián dà jì (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow 彪形大汉 biāo xíng dà hàn (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù (idiom) wide-ranging and profound 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) · not presentable · coarse · unrefined 不登大雅之堂 bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng 登录 5000言 登录后可同步收藏、历史记录 短信登录 密码登录 忘记密码？