大 is the character for “big”. It is made out of 3 strokes.
| Chinese Character | Simplified Version | Bopomofo | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大 | 大 | ㄉㄚˋ | Dà |
Definition
Big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much
Historical Origins
The character 大 is one of the oldest Chinese characters. Its form has remained almost unchanged since its oracle bone script, where it depicted a person (the character 人) with arms stretched out as far as possible, implying the meaning of ‘big.
Vocabulary with the Character 大
| Chinese | Bopomofo | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大學 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | Dàxué | University |
| 大家 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | Dàjiā | Everyone |
| 大陸 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ | Dàlù | Mainland (China) |
| 大街 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ | Dàjiē | Main Street |
| 大約 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄝ | Dàyuē | Approximately |
| 大象 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ | Dàxiàng | Elephant |
| 大膽 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄢˇ | Dàdǎn | Bold |
| 大力 | ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ | Dàlì | Great effort; with force |
| 重大 | ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ | Zhòngdà | Great |
| 擴大 | ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ | Kuòdà | To enlarge; to expand |
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