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.

• 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