二 — Chinese character
二
èr
two; twice
- Pinyin
- èr
- Radical
- 7 ⼆ (Two)
- Strokes
- 2
- Components
- 一 一
- Formation
- ideographic — Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)
- Japanese
- 二 as a kanji
Common words with 二
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 第二 | dì èr | second; number two |
| 第二次 | dì èr cì | the second time; the second occurrence |
| 第二天 | dì èr tiān | next day; the morrow |
| 二级 (二級) | èr jí | grade 2; second class |
| 十二 | shí èr | twelve; 12 |
| 二十 | èr shí | twenty; 20 |
| 二次 | èr cì | second (i.e. number two); second time |
| 二号 (二號) | èr hào | 2nd day of the month |
| 二手 | èr shǒu | indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc) |
| 二者 | èr zhě | both; both of them |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide CO2 |
| 独一无二 (獨一無二) | dú yī wú èr | (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled |
English words written with 二
二 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 14 · Art of War 6 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 40 · Zhuangzi 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 42
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
- Analects 3.14
- Analects 3.24
- Analects 5.8
- Analects 7.23
- Analects 8.20
- Analects 9.11
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