two; second
Animated Stroke Order 二
Stroke Order Diagrams 二

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HSK Vocabulary: 二
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 二 is used in context
1
èr二
yuè月
tōng通
cháng常
shì是
dōng冬
jì季
zuì最
lěng冷
de的
yuè月
fèn份
。
February is usually the coldest month of winter.
2
wǒ我
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
mǎi买
le了
yí一
liàng辆
èr二
shǒu手
zì自
xíng行
chē车
。
I bought a second-hand bicycle online.
3
wǒ我
de的
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
zài在
èr二
lóu楼
,
kào靠
jìn近
lóu楼
tī梯
。
My office is on the second floor, near the stairs.
4
èr二
yǎng氧
huà化
tàn碳
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
qì气
tǐ体
。
Carbon dioxide is a gas.
5
zhí植
wù物
xī吸
shōu收
èr二
yǎng氧
huà化
tàn碳
,
shì释
fàng放
yǎng氧
qì气
。
Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
6
jiǎn减
shǎo少
èr二
yǎng氧
huà化
tàn碳
pái排
fàng放
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
huǎn缓
jiě解
quán全
qiú球
biàn变
nuǎn暖
。
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions helps mitigate global warming.
7
wǒ我
bǎ把
zhuō桌
zi子
cā擦
dé得
yī一
gān干
èr二
jìng净
。
I wiped the table clean.
8
tā他
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
bǎ把
wǎn碗
lǐ里
de的
fàn饭
chī吃
dé得
yī一
gān干
èr二
jìng净
。
He quickly ate up all the rice in the bowl.
9
jīng经
guò过
zhè这
cì次
dà大
sǎo扫
chú除
,
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
de的
huī灰
chén尘
bèi被
qīng清
lǐ理
dé得
yī一
gān干
èr二
jìng净
。
After this thorough cleaning, all the dust in the room was completely removed.
10
tā他
jiē接
èr二
lián连
sān三
dì地
chī吃
le了
sān三
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
。
He ate three apples one after another.
Information
Traditional二
Radical二
Strokes2
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#19
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality