大
dà

big; large

大 is pronounced dà and means “big”. It is written with 3 strokes.

Total Strokes3
Traditional大

Watch how to write each stroke

dà
Stroke 3/3
Stroke 3 of 3
Speed

Practice aids

Stroke-by-Stroke Breakdown

Total 3 strokes written in canonical standard order

Active: Stroke 3
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2
3

Radical & Meaning

⼤
Radical

Structure Geometry

Single
独体字Single Component

Balanced structure promotes clean calligraphy proportions in Tian Zi Ge practice grids.

Essential Vocabulary & Phrases with 大

大学dà xué

university

北京大学很大。
Běijīng Dàxué hěn dà.
Peking University is big.
大家dà jiā

everyone

大家都很开心。
Dàjiā dōu hěn kāixīn.
Everyone is happy.
大声dà shēng

loudly

请大声一点。
Qǐng dàshēng yìdiǎn.
Please speak a bit louder.