WHOLE CHARACTER
大
big; large; main; major; older
大 means big, older, or main; in 大夫 it has the special reading dài.
A basic size word; taught whole.
Building Blockssingle whole character
大
big; large; main; major; older
大 means big, older, or main; in 大夫 it has the special reading dài.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
single whole character
A basic size word; taught whole.
single whole character · 大
big; large; main; major; older
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Tone 4
- big; large
- main; major
- older
- 大学university
- 大风strong wind
Tone 4restricted modern compound; older literary use
- doctor in 大夫
- bandit chief in 大王
Restricted modern compounds; the agent word reading is dài in this role.
- 大夫doctor
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