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大 Kangxi radical 37,大 +0, 3 strokes,cangjie input 大 (K ),four-corner 40030 or40800 ,composition ⿻一 人 or⿸𠂇 ㇏ )
Kangxi radical #37,⼤ Appendix:Chinese radical/大 达 ,庆 ( Simplified from達 ,慶 ) 㐲 ,㣕 ,忕 ,汏 ,杕 ,軑 (轪 ),釱 ,馱 (驮 ),䲦 ,䲪 犬 ,矢 ,㕦 ,尖 ,芖 ,戻 ,旲 ,㺯 ,美 ,耎 ,䙲 ,䯨 ,樊 ,冭 ,厺 ,圶 ,㞭 ,㭐 ,羍 ,耷 ,牵 ,爽 ,㻎 ,因 ,輋
Additional Derived Characters
𫥰 ,𠯈 ,𡉑 ,𡚻 ,𢁖 ,𫸥 ,𢪂 ,𫔺 ,𫻨 ,𭥏 ,𣧂 ,𬌚 ,𪼳 ,𭾚 ,𮀋 ,𥝛 ,𮕨 ,𬚓 ,𦨐 ,𮗹 ,𭖯 ,𮌙 ,𬵃 (𬶃 ),𪐝 ,𠏥 𠧭 ,𢎴 ,𠛇 ,𬋻 ,𡭟 ,𥝚 ,𥤮 ,𦉼 ,𬺛 ,𡧠 ,𦤀 ,𬟧 ,𠧵 ,𩵋 ,𡟗 ,𦳣 ,𥈀 ,𮮰 ,𪉗 ,𥮯 ,𣊖 ,𫂎 ,𩃙 ,𤳦 ,𤾪 ,𪚔 ,𧹈 𪩣 ,𪵪 ,𤆍 ,𬉵 ,𤯗 ,𭀢 ,𦏷 ,𧈹 ,𧥢 ,𩇩 ,𣫵 ,𥆗 ,𩡱 ,𩾪 ,𪐡 ,𬹞 ,𡗜 ,𥇛 ,𠾖 ,𨳓 ,𪨶 Kangxi Dictionary:page 248 , character 1 Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5831 Dae Jaweon: page 492, character 25 Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 520, character 1 Unihan data for U+5927 Old Chinese 馱 *daːl, *daːds 大 *daːds, *daːds 忕 *tʰaːds, *daːds, *djads 太 *tʰaːds 汰 *tʰaːds 汏 *daːds, *tʰaːd 軑 *daːds, *deːds 釱 *daːds, *deːds 达 *tʰeːds 杕 *deːds
Pictogram (象形 夫 OC *pa, *ba 大 OC *daːds, *daːds 人
Often explained as an ideogram of a person with outstretched arms; however, the ancient scripts do not show stretching.
Compare with尢 立 , similar to 大, and交 , in which the legs are crossed. Compare also文 夭
See the top component of泰 in the original version (𡙌 ), the top component of赤 and the bottom component of奐 (well visible in some fonts). Related to太 .
Unrelated to买 , in which the bottom component is the stylization of a cowrie.
Cognate with太 OC *tʰaːds excessively ”),泰 OC *tʰaːds Wang (1982) also lists誕 OC *l'aːnʔ magniloquent ,ridiculous ”) as a cognate, whichSchuessler (2007) suggests is cognate with延 OC *lan, *lans extend ”) instead. There are no unambiguous Tibeto-Burman cognates. Proto-Tibeto-Burman*taj ( “ big ” ) , from which came Written Tibetanམཐེ་བོ ( mthe bo ,“ thumb ” ) ,Anong tʰɛ ( “ big, large, great ” ) , Mikirtʰè ,ketʰè (“big, large, great”),Burmese တယ် ( tai ,“ very ” ) , is often compared with. There is no final–s in the Tibeto-Burman words, but a–y , which, according to James Matisoff, “indicates emergent quality in stative verbs”. Also compare Chinese多 OC *ʔl'aːl many ,much ”),都 OC *taː all ”).
Mandarin (Standard (Pinyin :dà (da4 )(Zhuyin :ㄉㄚˋ (Chengdu ,Sichuanese Pinyin :da4 (Xi'an ,Guanzhong Pinyin :dā / duō (Nanjing ,Nanjing Pinyin :dā (Dungan ,Cyrillic andWiktionary :да (da, III)Cantonese (Guangzhou –Hong Kong ,Jyutping :daai6 /daai6-2 (Dongguan ,Jyutping++ :daai3 (Taishan ,Wiktionary :ai5 (Yangjiang ,Jyutping++ :daai6 Gan (Wiktionary :tai5 / to5 Hakka (Sixian ,PFS :thai (Hailu ,HRS :tai˖ (Meixian ,Guangdong :tai4 (Changting , Changting Pinyin :tai5 Jin (Wiktionary :da3 Northern Min (KCR :duōi Eastern Min (BUC :duâi Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing dua5 / duo5 / dai5 Southern Min (Hokkien ,POJ :tōa /tāi /tā (Teochew ,Peng'im :dua7 / dai6 (Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin :dua1 / dai7 Southern Pinghua (Nanning ,Jyutping++ :daai6 Wu (Wugniu Xiang (Changsha ,Wiktionary :dai5 / da4 (Loudi ,Wiktionary :dda5 (Hengyang ,Wiktionary :dai5 Note : daai6-2 - “only so big/old”.
Note :
dua5/duo5 - vernacular; dai5 - literary. Note :
tōa/tā - vernacular; tāi - literary. Note :
dua7 - vernacular; dai6 - literary. (Leizhou Leizhou Pinyin dua1 / dai7 SinologicalIPA :/tua³⁵/, /tai⁵⁵/ Note :
dua1 - vernacular; dai7 - literary. Southern Pinghua Wu (Northern Shanghai Jiading Songjiang Chongming Jiaxing (Northern Suzhou Kunshan Changzhou Ningbo Zhoushan (Northern Hangzhou Shaoxing (Northern Shanghai Jiading Songjiang Chongming Suzhou Kunshan Changzhou Jiaxing Hangzhou Shaoxing Ningbo Zhoushan (Jinhua Note :
du/dou/do/duo - vernacular; da - literary. Note :
dai5 - vernacular; da4 - literary. Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )Character 大 大 Reading # 1/2 2/2 Modern dà dà Middle ‹ daH › ‹ dajH › Old /*lˁat-s/ (MC F!) /*lˁa[t]-s/ English big big Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)Character 大 大 Reading # 1/2 2/2 No. 1934 1939 Phonetic 大 大 Rime 祭 祭 Rime 1 1 Corresponding 䭾 大 Old /*daːds/ /*daːds/
大
of great size;big ;large ;huge Antonym: 小 ( xiǎo ) 這 個 太 大 了 ！／ 这 个 太 大 了 ！Zhè ge tàidà le! big !呢 條 褲 好 大 條 。[Cantonese ,trad. 呢 条 裤 好 大 条 。[Cantonese ,simp. ni1 tiu4 fu3 hou2 daai6 tiu4 . [Jyutping] This pair of pants is verybig . big ;great 中 美 關係 已 有 很 大 改善 。[MSC ,trad. 中 美 关系 已 有 很 大 改善 。[MSC ,simp. Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěndà gǎishàn. [Pinyin] Relations between China and America have improvedgreatly . 大 不列顛／ 大 不列颠Dàbùlièdiān Great Britaingreat of its kind昨天 下 大 雨Zuótiān xiàdà yǔ. heavy rain yesterday.好 大 𠹻 味 [Cantonese ] ― hou2 daai6 zam6 mei6 [Jyutping] ― a verystrong smell in anextreme manner;greatly 大 哭 dà kūviolently 大 吃一驚／ 大 吃一惊dà chīyījīnggreatly shocked大 不 相同 dà bù xiàngtónggreatly different你 遇到 這 種 情況 ，大 可以 走人 哪 。[MSC ,trad. 你 遇到 这 种 情况 ，大 可以 走人 哪 。[MSC ,simp. Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng,dà kěyǐ zǒurén na. [Pinyin] If you come across this kind of situation, youabsolutely can leave. 你 可 不 知道 ，他 昨兒 過來 大 折騰 了 一 場 。好家伙 ，差點兒沒 把 這兒 拆 嘍 ！[dialectal Mandarin ,trad. 你 可 不 知道 ，他 昨儿 过来 大 折腾 了 一 场 。好家伙 ，差点儿没 把 这儿 拆 喽 ！[dialectal Mandarin ,simp. Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlaidà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou! [Pinyin] You don't even know, yesterday he came over andwildly stirred up trouble. Oh my God, he almost tore this place apart! main ;major Antonym: 小 ( xiǎo ) 他們 將 車 一直 開 到 大 門口 。[MSC ,trad. 他们 将 车 一直 开 到 大 门口 。[MSC ,simp. Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dàodà ménkǒu. [Pinyin] They drove right up to themain gate. 他 是 一家 石油 公司 的 大 股東 。[MSC ,trad. 他 是 一家 石油 公司 的 大 股东 。[MSC ,simp. Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī dedà gǔdōng. [Pinyin] He is amajor stockholder in an oil company. well-known ;successful (only applied to some occupations)大 書法家 ／ 大 书法家 dà shūfǎjiāwell-known calligraphermature ;grown up See also:老 Antonym: 小 ( xiǎo ) 你 多 大 了 ？Nǐ duōdà le? old are you?她 比 他 大 。Tā bǐ tādà . old er than him.你 隻 狗 係 咁 大 㗎 喇 。[Cantonese ,trad. 你 只 狗 系 咁 大 㗎 喇 。[Cantonese ,simp. nei5 zek3 gau2 hai6 gam3 daai6-2 gaa3 laa3 . [Jyutping] Your dog isn't going to grow anyold er. ( of a place ) greater ( together with thesurrounding area pertaining to it ) 大 北京 地區 ／ 大 北京 地区 Dà Běijīng DìqūGreater Beijing Area( Cantonese ) grow up 喺 廣州 大 ／ 喺 广州 大 [Cantonese ] ― hai2 gwong2 zau1 daai6 [Jyutping] ― to grow up in Guangzhou( Cantonese ) older thanAntonym: 細 / 细 ( xì ) 我 大 佢 兩 年 。[Cantonese ,trad. 我 大 佢 两 年 。[Cantonese ,simp. ngo5 daai6 keoi5 loeng5 nin4 . [Jyutping] I am older than them by two years. ( dialectal ) father ( dialectal ) father 's elder or younger brother( Cantonese , slang ) intimidate ; tothreaten 你 大 我 呀 ？[Cantonese ] ― nei5 daai6 ngo5 aa4 ? [Jyutping] ― Are you trying tointimidate me?你 咪 大 我 。[Cantonese ] ― nei5 mai5 daai6 ngo5 . [Jyutping] ― Don't youthreaten me.( Cantonese ) only sobig 咁高咁大 [Cantonese ] ― gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ( Cantonese , euphemistic ) number two 我 好 急 呀 ，要 去 大 。[Cantonese ,trad. simp. ngo5 hou2 gap1 aa3 , jiu3 heoi3 daai6 . [Jyutping] I'm very desperate and need to gonumber two . short for 大學 ／ 大学 dàxué Used only in the abbreviation of the name. 北大 Běidà 45thtetragram of theTaixuanjing ; "greatness " (𝌲 ) asurname Dialectal synonyms of
大 (“big; large”)
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→ Thai:ไท้ ( tái ) → Old Turkic:𐱃𐰖 ( tay ) Note :
dà - variant used in大王 ( “ ringleader; monarch ” ) . Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )Character 大 Reading # 2/2 Modern dà Middle ‹ dajH › Old /*lˁa[t]-s/ English big Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)Character 大 Reading # 2/2 No. 1939 Phonetic 大 Rime 祭 Rime 1 Corresponding 大 Old /*daːds/
大
used in 大夫 dàifu doctor ”)used in 大王 dàiwáng ( in operas, old novels, etc. ) king ;ringleader ”)used in 大黃 ／ 大黄 dàihuáng rhubarb ”)used in 大城 Dàichéng alternative form of待 ( “ to beabout to ; tointend to ” ) alternative form of代 ( dài ,“ dynasty ” ) 大
( Cantonese ) small 咁 大 [Cantonese ] ― gam3 daai6-1 [Jyutping] ― sopuny For pronunciation and definitions of 大 – see太 too ;so ; etc.”). This character is an ancient form of 太
For pronunciation and definitions of 大 – see泰 big ;large ;great ;extensive ; etc.”). This character is an ancient form of 泰
大
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
Go-on だ ( da ) 、だい ( dai Jōyō ) Kan-on た ( ta ) 、たい ( tai Jōyō ) Kun おお ( ō 大 Jōyō ) ←おほ ( ofo 大 historical ) 、おおきい ( ō kii大きい Jōyō ) ←おほきい ( ofo kii大きい historical ) 、おおいに ( ō ini大いに Jōyō ) ←おほいに ( ofo ini大いに historical ) Nanori うふ ( ufu ) 、お ( o ) 、た ( ta ) 、たかし ( takashi ) 、とも ( tomo ) 、はじめ ( hajime ) 、ひろ ( hiro ) 、ひろし ( hiroshi ) 、ふとし ( futoshi ) 、まさ ( masa ) 、まさる ( masaru ) 、もと ( moto ) 、ゆたか ( yutaka ) 、わ ( wa ) FromMiddle Chinese 大 MC
大( だい ) • (dai-
big ,large 大( だい ) dai -pinchitremendous crisis大( だい ) dai -hitto suruto become asmash hit the large part of ( religion ) arch- 大( だい ) • (-dai
abbreviation of大学 ( daigaku ,“ university ” ) 東( とう ) 大( だい ) Tōdai ―TokyoUni . 阪( はん ) 大( だい ) Handai ―Osaka Uni. 北( ほく ) 大( だい ) Hokudai ―Hokkaido Uni. 北( ほく ) 陸( りく ) 大( だい ) Hokurikudai ―Hokuriku Uni. This is often the second half of the two-character shorthand name of universities, for example東大 ( Tōdai ,“ Tokyo University ” ) . Reading of first character often changes from kun'yomi to on'yomi.
Compounds
大陰唇( だいいんしん ) ( daiinshin “ labia majora ” ) 大家族( だいかぞく ) ( daikazoku “ extended family ” ) 大学( だいがく ) ( daigaku “ university ” ) 大寒( だいかん ) ( daikan “ midwinter ” ) 大規模( だいきぼ ) ( daikibo “ large-scale ” ) 大( だい ) 工( く ) ( daiku “ carpenter ” ) 大黒天( だいこくてん ) ( daikokuten “ god of wealth ” ) 大根( だいこん ) ( daikon “ daikon ” ) 大罪( だいざい ) ( daizai “ serious crime ” ) 大( だい ) 事( じ ) ( daiji “ important; serious ” ) 大( だい ) 小( しょう ) ( daishō “ various sizes; large and small; a pair of swords worn together ” ) 大丈( だいじょう ) 夫( ぶ ) ( daijōbu “ all right; okay; safe ” ) 大臣( だいじん ) ( daijin “ cabinet minister ” ) 大前庭腺( だいぜんていせん ) ( daizenteisen “ Bartholin's gland ” ) 大胆( だいたん ) ( daitan “ bold; daring ” ) 大動脈( だいどうみゃく ) ( daidōmyaku “ aorta ” ) 大同小( だいどうしょう ) 異( い ) ( daidōshōi “ with only minor differences ” ) 大統( だいとう ) 領( りょう ) ( daitōryō “ president ” ) 大脳( だいのう ) ( dainō “ brain ” ) 大名( だいみょう ) ( daimyō “ feudal lord ” ) 大( だい ) 理( り ) 石( せき ) ( dairiseki “ marble ” ) 大( だい ) 主( しゅ ) 教( きょう ) ( daishukyō “ archbishop ” ) 大( だい ) 天( てん ) 使( し ) ( daitenshi “ archangel ” ) 大安( たいあん ) ( taian “ lucky day ” ) 大( たい ) 意( い ) ( taii “ schema ” ) 大( たい ) 河( が ) 小説( しょうせつ ) ( taiga shōsetsu “ saga novel ” ) 大( たい ) 火( か ) ( taika “ large fire ” ) 大会( たいかい ) ( taikai “ convention; rally ” ) 大海( たいかい ) ( taikai “ ocean ” ) 大観( たいかん ) ( taikan “ broad overview ” ) 大( たい ) 気( き ) ( taiki “ atmosphere ” ) 大( たい ) 儀( ぎ ) ( taigi “ state ceremony ” ) 大( たい ) 義( ぎ ) ( taigi “ justice ” ) 大( たい ) 逆( ぎゃく ) ( taigyaku “ high treason ” ) 大( たい ) 挙( きょ ) ( taikyo “ in force ” ) 大( たい ) 虚( きょ ) ( taikyo “ Taikyo ” ) 大( たい ) 局( きょく ) ( taikyoku “ general situation ” ) 大群( たいぐん ) ( taigun “ large herd; large flock; large crowd ” ) 大軍( たいぐん ) ( taigun “ large army ” ) 大系( たいけい ) ( taikei “ compendium ” ) 大言壮( たいげんそう ) 語( ご ) ( taigensōgo “ boasting; bragging ” ) 大綱( たいこう ) ( taikō “ fundamental principals; general outline ” ) 大( たい ) 佐( さ ) ( taisa “ colonel; navy captain ” ) 大( たい ) 差( さ ) ( taisa “ great difference ” ) 大( たい ) 使( し ) ( taishi “ ambassador ” ) 大( たい ) 志( し ) ( taishi “ ambition ” ) 大( たい ) 樹( じゅ ) ( taiju “ huge tree ” ) 大( たい ) 衆( しゅう ) ( taishū “ general public ” ) 大( たい ) 暑( しょ ) ( taisho “ midsummer's day ” ) 大( たい ) 将( しょう ) ( taishō “ general; admiral ” ) 大( たい ) 食( しょく ) ( taishoku “ gluttony ” ) 大西洋( たいせいよう ) ( taiseiyō “ Atlantic Ocean ” ) 大切( たいせつ ) ( taisetsu “ important; valuable ” ) 大戦( たいせん ) ( taisen “ great battle; great war ” ) 大洋( たいよう ) ( taiyō “ ocean ” ) 大陸( たいりく ) ( tairiku “ continent ” ) 大量( たいりょう ) ( tairyō “ a large amount ” ) /opo/ →/ofo/ →/owo/ →/oː/
FromOld Japanese 大 ( opo ) , fromProto-Japonic *əpə
大( おお ) • (ō- ←おほ ( ofo- ) ?
big ;great 大( おお ) 馬鹿( ばか ) なō -baka naextremely foolishDerived terms
大( おお ) きい( ōkī “ big, large, broad, immense ” ) 大( おお ) きな( ōkina “ big, large ” ) 多( おお ) く( ōku “ mostly, a lot, majority ” ) 大字( おおあざ ) ( ōaza “ larger section of a village ” ) 大穴( おおあな ) ( ōana “ large hole, deficit ” ) 大( おお ) -海原( うなばら ) ( ō-unabara ) 大海( おおうみ ) ( ōumi “ ocean; fabric pattern ” ) 大( おお ) 火事( かじ ) ( ō-kaji “ big fire ” ) 大河( おおかわ ) ( ōkawa “ river ” ) 大君( おおきみ ) ( ōkimi “ emperor; king ” ) 大口( おおぐち ) ( ōguchi “ large amount; big mouth; big talk ” ) 大( おお ) 喧嘩( げんか ) ( ō-genka “ big fight ” ) 大阪( おおさか ) ( Ōsaka ) 大騒( おおさわ ) ぎ( ō-sawagi ) 大潮( おおしお ) ( ōshio “ spring or flood tide ” ) 大( おお ) 地震( じしん ) ( ō-jishin “ huge earthquake ” ) 大関( おおぜき ) ( ōzeki “ second highest sumo rank ” ) 大( おお ) 掃除( そうじ ) ( ō-sōji “ through cleanups ” ) 大( おお ) 騒動( そうどう ) ( ō-sōdō “ huge mess ” ) 大( おお ) 道具( どうぐ ) ( ō-dōgu “ stage settings ” ) 大幅( おおはば ) ( ōhaba “ full-width; drastic ” ) 大判( おおばん ) ( ōban “ big size ” ) 大様( おおよう ) ( ōyō “ large-hearted; generous ” ) 大業( おおわざ ) ( ōwaza “ great feat ” ) ^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ),大辞林 Daijirin Tokyo :Sanseidō ,→ISBN ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ),NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent DictionaryTokyo :NHK Publishing, Inc. ,→ISBN FromMiddle Chinese 大 MC
Historical readings Dongguk Jeongun reading Dongguk Jeongun , 1448땡〮 (Yale :ttáy )Middle Korean Text Eumhun Gloss (hun ) Reading Sinjeung Yuhap , 1576크다 Yale :khuta )대 Yale :tay )
( in大口 大邱 大斗 大文 大田 ) : ( big; main; etc. ) : (SK Standard /Seoul IPA (key ) :[tɛ(ː)] ~ [te̞(ː)] Phonetic hangul:[대 (ː) /데 (ː) ] Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. 大 (eumhun 큰 대 ( keun dae ) )
hanja form? 대 ( “ large ;big ” ) [noun] hanja form? 대 ( “ big ,great ;main ,major ” ) [affix] Compounds
대량 大量 daeryang , “large quantity ”)대가 大家 daega , “expert ”)대인 大人 daein , “adult ”)대학 大學 daehak , “college ;university ”)대사 大使 daesa , “ambassador ”)대음순 大陰脣 daeeumsun , “labia majora ”)대통령 大統領 daetongnyeong , “president ”)방대 厖大 bangdae , “vastness ”)적소성대 積小成大 jeoksoseongdae )전권대사 全權大使 jeon'gwondaesa )대선 大善 daeseon )대악 大惡 daeak )국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary,전자사전／電子字典 .[2] 大
(First grade kyōiku kanji )
大( でー ) dē- )
big ,large FromProto-Ryukyuan *opo Proto-Japonic *əpə
大( うふ ) ufu- )
big ;great greater 大 :Hán Việt đại 度 ( đạc ) 柰 ( nại ) 切 ( thiết ) [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] 大 :Nôm đại [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] đài [ 1] [ 2] dãy [ 3] [ 5] dảy [ 3] đẫy [ 3]
chữ Hán form ofđại ( “ big ;great ” ) 
