大 (dà): "big"
What 大 means
大 (dà) means "big." It builds on yesterday's word, 人 (rén, "person"): add one wide stroke across and the person stretches out.
Example sentence
这个苹果很大。
(Zhège píngguǒ hěn dà.)
This apple is very big.
Memory hook
大 is 人 stretching both arms out wide: big!
Practice 大
Practice it: trace 大 in Writing Practice to learn its stroke order, add it to a flashcard deck, build a memory palace card for it, or try it in Character drills.
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