Radical 37Radical

大

dà

big

Frequency
#17Estimated
HSK
Level 1Estimated

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How it is built

大 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 37

Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.

Built from 大 13

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 24

  • 大dàbigHSK 1 Estimated
  • 大家dàjiāeveryoneHSK 2 Estimated
  • 大人dàrenadult
  • 大小dàxiǎosize
  • 大米dàmǐrice (uncooked)
  • 大衣dàyīovercoat
  • 大楼dàlóularge building
  • 大方dàfanggenerous
  • 高大gāodàtall and big
  • 大众dàzhòngthe public
  • 大门dàménmain gate
  • 大量dàliànga large amount
  • 长大zhǎngdàgrow up
  • 广大guǎngdàvast; broad
  • 大型dàxínglarge-scale
  • 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
  • 大白菜dàbáicàiChinese cabbage
  • 大熊猫dàxióngmāogiant panda
  • 意大利YìdàlìItaly
  • 大公无私dàgōng-wúsīcompletely selfless
  • 大大小小dàdà-xiǎoxiǎobig and small; of all sizes
  • 自高自大zìgāo-zìdàconceited
  • 大名鼎鼎dàmíng-dǐngdǐngvery famous
  • 大惊小怪dàjīng-xiǎoguàimake a fuss about nothing

Sentences 3

Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.

  • 这个超市很大。Zhège chāoshì hěn dà.This supermarket is big.
  • 世界很大。Shìjiè hěn dà.The world is big.
  • 大家好!Dàjiā hǎo!Hello, everyone!