Characters · 3 strokes
大
dà big
Where the shape comes from
A person, 人, with arms stretched out wide, the way anyone shows how big something was.
人person
一arms outstretched
Write it
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
大学
dàxué
university
大家
dàjiā
everyone
大小
dàxiǎo
size
Watch out: the mistake people make
Confusing it with 太, tài, too, which is 大 with one extra dot.