大
big; large; great · older (than another person)
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Character Decomposition
大=一+人
Etymology
A man 人 with outstretched arms
Meanings
big; large; great
older (than another person)
eldest (as in 大姐)
greatly; freely; fully
(dialect) father
(dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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Words with 大 2761 total
(name) David大卫Dà wèicaptain (army rank) · senior captain大尉dà wèithe collective · the whole · (Buddhism) the greater self大我dà wǒexultation大喜dà xǐlarge-scale Chinese opera · Beijing opera · major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)大戏dà xìcompendium大系dà xìknight · swordsman · noble warrior · chivalrous hero大侠dà xiá
Idioms with 大 526 total
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi) · no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices · the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart · nothing is more wretched than apathy哀莫大于心死āi mò dà yú xīn sǐa project of vital and lasting importance百年大计bǎi nián dà jì(idiom) burly chap; husky fellow彪形大汉biāo xíng dà hàn(idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red勃然大怒bó rán dà nù(idiom) wide-ranging and profound博大精深bó dà jīng shēnlit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) · not presentable · coarse · unrefined不登大雅之堂bù dēng dà yǎ zhī táng