Definitions
(numeral)
two; 2
Etymology
Two horizontal strokes, representing the number two.
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The character 二 (èr) is a simple ideogram formed by two parallel horizontal strokes, visually signifying the number two. This direct representation has been the standard way to indicate the quantity two since the earliest Chinese inscriptions. Beyond its primary role as a cardinal number, the character came to express ordinal meanings such as "second" in a sequence or hierarchy. It also occasionally serves as an adjective in compounds, denoting something duplicate, secondary, or marked by duality and divergence.
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我今年十二岁。
他是第二名。
这本书二十元。
我住在二楼。
现在十二点半。
二氧化碳是一种气体。
二月份有二十八天。
第二次世界大战发生在二十世纪。
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