Chinese symbol for “enlarge”
放大
fàng dà
to enlarge; to magnify
The closest CC-CEDICT match for enlarge is 放大 (fàng dà), defined as: to enlarge; to magnify.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “enlarge”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扩 (擴) | kuò | to enlarge |
| 增大 | zēng dà | to enlarge; to amplify |
| 扩大 (擴大) | kuò dà | to expand; to enlarge |
| 扩印 (擴印) | kuò yìn | to enlarge (a photo); to print larger |
| 做大 | zuò dà | arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 放大.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开放 (開放) | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open |
| 放弃 (放棄) | fàng qì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
| 播放 | bō fàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 释放 (釋放) | shì fàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
See also: Japanese symbol for “enlarge”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.