(èr) - two, second in Mandarin

èr

Traditional: 二

HSK 1

#870 of 2,700Core 1000

Translation

two, second

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Word origin

A simple indicative character: two horizontal strokes standing for the number two, parallel to 一 (one) and 三 (three).

Origin: ideograph
Root: two horizontal strokes (counting symbol)

Stroke order

二

Examples

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I have two apples.

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He lives on the second floor.

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This is the second time.

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One plus one equals two.

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He is ranked in second place.

二 (èr) means two, second. It is used as a numeral in everyday Mandarin speech.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 二.

第二dì èrsecond, the second

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 1: 二, 的, 我 and 10 more words.