大
大
“big”
Radical: 大
Strokes: 3
Level: HSK 1
How 大 is built — overlaid / crossed
一
one
one; a, an; alone
人
Person · rén
A person standing with legs apart. As 亻 (person radical) it leans left.
The story behind 大
A person (人) stretching arms wide = big (大).
💡 大 is the base of 太 (too), 天 (sky), 尖 (sharp).
Words with 大
大家 dàjiā — everyone
长大 zhǎngdà — to grow up
大概 dà gài — roughly
大使馆 dà shǐ guǎn — embassy
大约 dà yuē — approximately
大夫 dài fu — doctor
扩大 kuò dà — to expand
大方 dà fāng — expert
大象 dà xiàng — elephant
大型 dà xíng — large scale
广大 guǎng dà — (of an area) vast or extensive
巨大 jù dà — huge
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