big

Origin & mnemonic

The "big" radical originates from a pictograph of a human figure with outstretched arms. This form represents expansion and human largeness.

Mnemonic: The character "big" resembles a standing person with arms spread wide, displaying a large frame.

• 大dà🔊

  big; large; great

  HSK 1

  3 strokes

• 太tài🔊

  highest

  HSK 1

  4 strokes

• 天tiān🔊

  day

  HSK 1

  4 strokes

• 夫fū🔊

  husband

  4 strokes

• 夬guài🔊

  decisive

  4 strokes

• 夭yāo🔊

  (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) (variant of 夭[yao1])

  4 strokes

• 头tóu🔊

  head

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 失shī🔊

  to lose

  5 strokes

• 夯hāng🔊

  to ram; to tamp

  5 strokes

• 央yāng🔊

  center

  5 strokes

• 买mǎi🔊

  to buy

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 乔qiáo🔊

  tall

  6 strokes

• 夸kuā🔊

  used in transliteration

  HSK 7

  6 strokes

• 夺duó🔊

  to seize

  HSK 6

  6 strokes

• 夶bǐ🔊

  old variant of 比[bi3]

  6 strokes

• 夷yí🔊

  non-Han people, esp. to the East of China

  6 strokes

• 夼kuǎng🔊

  low ground

  6 strokes

• 夹jiā🔊

  to press from either side

  HSK 5

  7 strokes

• 奁lián🔊

  variant of 奩|奁[lian2]

  7 strokes

• 奂huàn🔊

  excellent

  7 strokes

• 奇qí🔊

  strange

  8 strokes

• 奔bēn🔊

  to hurry

  HSK 7

  8 strokes

• 奉fèng🔊

  to offer (tribute)

  8 strokes

• 奈nài🔊

  used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary)

  8 strokes

• 奄yǎn🔊

  suddenly

  8 strokes

• 奋fèn🔊

  to exert oneself (bound form)

  8 strokes

• 奌diǎn🔊

  variant of 點|点[dian3]

  8 strokes

• 类lèi🔊

  kind; type; class; category

  HSK 3

  9 strokes

• 奖jiǎng🔊

  prize; award; bonus; reward

  HSK 4

  9 strokes

• 牵qiān🔊

  to lead along

  HSK 6

  9 strokes

• 奏zòu🔊

  to play music

  HSK 6

  9 strokes

• 契qì🔊

  to carve

  9 strokes

• 奎kuí🔊

  crotch

  9 strokes

• 奓chǐ🔊

  old variant of 侈[chi3]

  9 strokes

• 奕yì🔊

  abundant

  9 strokes

• 套tào🔊

  to cover

  HSK 2

  10 strokes

• 奘zàng🔊

  (literary) strong; robust (used in personal names)

  10 strokes

• 奚xī🔊

  (literary) what?

  10 strokes

• 奜fěi🔊

  big

  11 strokes

• 奢shē🔊

  extravagant

  11 strokes

• 奥ào🔊

  obscure

  12 strokes

• 奠diàn🔊

  to fix

  12 strokes

• 奡ào🔊

  haughty

  12 strokes

• 奣wěng🔊

  clear and cloudless sky

  12 strokes

• 奭shì🔊

  (literary) majestic; magnificent

  15 strokes

• 奰bì🔊

  anger

  18 strokes