大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

大 character breakdown

大
- 一
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

Characters with 大 as component

sa̅n = s + an1

three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

ha̅ng = h + ang1

to tamp / (slang) popular / hot

bèn = b + (e)n4

variant of 笨[ben4]

kuǎng = ku + ang3

low ground / hollow / depression (used in Shandong place names)

she̅ = sh + e1

old variant of 畬|畲[She1]

sa̅n = s + an1

variant of 參|叁[san1]

jiǎng = ji + ang3

Japanese variant of 獎|奖[jiang3]

ruǎn = ru + an3

archaic variant of 軟|软[ruan3]

da̅ = d + a1

ears hanging down

lián = li + an2

variant of 奩|奁[lian2]

lián = li + an2

variant of 奩|奁[lian2]

lián = li + an2

bridal trousseau

lián = li + an2

old variant of 奩|奁[lian2]

she̅ = sh + e1

old variant of 奢[she1]

Words with 大

(of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous

broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects

Cornell University

Xiamen University

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Guangdong Ocean University

Yanbian University (Jilin province)

Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century

annual meeting / annual general meeting (AGM)

annual shareholders' meeting

Sentences with 大

zhù

kǒu

nán

dào

méi

yǒu

ǎn

qí

tia̅n

dà

shèng

de

zuò

wèi

Shut up! Why wasn't I, the Great Sage Equal of Heaven, invited?