Pinyin	dà
Meaning	big; huge; great; large; major; mature (age)
Radical	大	繁體字	same

人

writing patterns, not components

category: pictograph

structure: single

3stroke count

HSK 1

By putting a horizontal stroke 一 straight through the middle of 人 (rén) “person,” we will have 大 (dà) “big.” This character was intended to resemble a person opening their arms.

Used as a component

When the component 大 (dà) is semantic, it either means “big” or “person” since its form is based on a person.

Used as a morpheme/word

大 (dà) usually signifies “big (size),” “large (portion),” or “great (importance).”

How to pronounce

This character sounds like ta, as in “start.”