大 (dà) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
大 (dà · Hán Việt: Đại) — big; large; great; older; adult. Oracle-bone pictograph depicting a grown human figure standing with arms and legs spread wide to convey magnitude; serves as the root component for 太 (excessive), 天 (heavens), 夫 (grown man), and 犬 (hound).
- Pinyin
- dà
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Đại
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 大
- IDS Structure
- ⿻一人
- Traditional
- 大
大 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (3 Steps)
Customize 大 in Worksheet Generator →大1 横 Héng
大1 (21,43)→(79,37)
大2 竖 Shù
大2 (41,9)→(13,84)
大3 捺 Nà
大3 (47,46)→(93,84)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (大 = ⿻一人)
Oracle-bone pictograph depicting a grown human figure standing with arms and legs spread wide to convey magnitude; serves as the root component for 太 (excessive), 天 (heavens), 夫 (grown man), and 犬 (hound).
⿻一人 → 一 + 人 (⿻)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 大
Place the Horizontal crossbar slightly above the midpoint; draw the central Vertical-Piě (竖撇) straight down through the intersection before sweeping left, then anchor the right foot with a firm Nà.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 大
Note the special reading dài in 大夫 (dàifu, doctor); in calligraphy, keep the upper stem upright before flaring the left and right diagonal strokes.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 大
everyone; all of us
university; college
size; dimension
capital letter; formal financial numerals
adult; grown-up
generous; poised; natural
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
to grow up
huge; immense
roughly; probably
great; important
great amount; large quantity
Example Sentences Using 大 (dà)
打印前可以选择方格的大小和颜色。
Dǎyìn qián kěyǐ xuǎnzé fānggé de dàxiǎo hé yánsè.
Before printing, you can choose the size and color of the grid boxes.
他在大学里学习中文和历史。
Tā zài dàxué lǐ xuéxí Zhōngwén hé lìshǐ.
He studies Chinese and history at university.
写独体字大时，撇和捺要像双脚一样稳稳张开。
Xiě dútǐzì dà shí, piě hé nà yào xiàng shuāngjiǎo yíyàng wěnwěn zhāngkāi.
When writing the single-body character Dà, spread the Piě and Nà strokes firmly like two standing feet.