[[Radicals|Radicals]] #Radicals #3-Strokes ## 大 (dà) Kanxi Radical 37 ![[大 (dà).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 大 (dà) in Chinese means "big" or "great." This radical is used in many Chinese characters to indicate concepts related to size, magnitude, or importance. For example, 天 (tiān) means "sky" or "heaven," while 太 (tài) means "too" or "very." In some cases, this radical may have a slightly different form in certain characters, but it retains its basic meaning of "big." ## Examples Here are some Chinese characters that contain the radical 大 (dà): [[大 dà]] - big, large [[天 tiān]] - sky, heaven [[夫 fū]] - husband, man [[头 tóu]] - head [[头 tóu]] - head