Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

very large; huge; tremendous; gigantic

Chinese: 大的。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ju” becomes a different word in each tone. 巨 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 巨大jù dàhuge; immense; enormous; gigantic
  • 艰巨jiān jù(of a task, mission or responsibility) extremely difficult; challenging; demanding
  • 巨人jù réngiant
  • 巨星jù xīng(astronomy) giant star; (fig.) superstar (of opera, basketball etc)
  • 巨额jù éa huge sum; an enormous amount (of money)

Example Sentence

海面上出现了一条巨大的鲸鱼。Hǎi miàn shàng chū xiàn le yì tiáo jù dà de jīng yú.A huge whale appeared on the surface of the sea.

Hǎioceanmiànfaceshàngon出现chū xiànto appearle(completed action)onetiáostrip巨大jù dàhugedeof鲸鱼jīng yúwhale