大 dà big; great; large; very
Made with 3 strokes.
A person with arms outstretched, signifying 'big'
Ancient small seal form 
Radical
Index 37 used in: 夫 fū (husband) ; 美 měi (beautiful) ; 莫 mò (do not) ; 奇 qí (strange) ; 庆 qìng (celebrate) ; 失 shī (to lose) ; 太 tài (too) ; 天 tiān (sky) ; 头 tóu (head) ; 央 yāng (center) ; 夷 yí (barbarians)Pronunciation
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Cities
大庆 Daqing, Heilongjiang大连 Dalian, Liaoning
大同 Datong, Shanxi
大理 Dali, Yunnan
Proverbs
不撒大网不得大鱼 bù sǎ dà wǎng bù dé dà yú Need to think big if to succeed粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè Lack of attention to detail
大发雷霆 dà fā léi tíng Fly into a furious rage
大手大脚 dà shǒu dà jiaǒ Lavish and grandiose expenditure on tasteless trifles
大智若愚 dà zhì ruò yú A wise person holds his counsel
雷声大,雨点小 léi shēng dà, yǔ diǎn xiǎo Overly portentous. Reality does not match expectations