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大 dà — “big”
How to write and say the Chinese character 大 (dà), which means big — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Me & my body.
Pinyin · 拼音 dà
Meaning · 意思 big
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 大 (big)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
大 is written with 3 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A person 大 standing with both arms flung wide — as big as can be.
A common word常用词
大家
everyone
Example sentence例句
大象的耳朵真大。
An elephant's ears are really big.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.