Two in Chinese (Mandarin): 二 (èr)
2️⃣
二
èr
two
- Simplified
- 二
- Traditional
- 二
- Pinyin
- èr
- Typed as
- er
Use it in a sentence
我今年二岁。
我今年二歲。
I am two years old.
The characters in 二
二
Two. Two lines.
2 strokes
Before a measure word, two is 两 (liǎng): 两个苹果, two apples, and 两岁, two years old. 二 is for counting and in numbers: 一、二、三, and 二月 (Èryuè), February.
More examples with 二
一、二、三，开始！
一、二、三，開始！
Yī, èr, sān, kāishǐ!
One, two, three, go!
二月有二十八天。
Èryuè yǒu èrshíbā tiān.
February has twenty-eight days.
How to write 二 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
二 2 strokes
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