二 (èr): Two — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0:Recognition 1Writing 1-2

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HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1 Writing 1-2

1.

Animated Stroke Order 二

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 二

3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 二

二 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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4.

How to Use 二

Two in counting and order

二 + numberunit

Use 二 (èr) for the number two in counting, dates, and ordinal positions like second.

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 二

HSK 3.0 · L5

èr二

shǒu

6.

Example Sentences

èr二

yuè月

tōng通

cháng常

shì是

dōng冬

jì

二

+

十

/

百

two in larger numbers

第

+

二

second in order

二

+

月

/

号

two in dates

手

indirectly acquired

HSK 3.0 · L5

èr二

wéi维

mǎ码

two-dimensional barcode

HSK 6

èr二

yǎng氧

huà化

tàn碳

carbon dioxide

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yì一

gān干

èr二

jìng净

Completely / Thoroughly

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiē接

èr二

lián连

sān三

one after another / in quick succession

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shǔ数

yī一

shǔ数

èr二

rank among the best

季

zuì最

lěng冷

de的

yuè月

fèn份

。

February is usually the coldest month of winter.

zài在

xià下

yí一

zhàn站

huàn换

chéng乘

èr二

hào号

xiàn线

。

Transfer to Line 2 at the next stop.

wǒ我

men们

xīng星

qī期

èr二

xià下

wǔ午

yǒu有

tǐ体

yù育

kè课

。

We have PE class on Tuesday afternoon.

wǒ我

zài在

wǎng网

shang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.

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.

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二 (èr): Two — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 二

Stroke Order Diagrams 二

Printable Writing Worksheet: 二

How to Use 二

Two in counting and order

HSK Vocabulary: 二

Example Sentences

HSK Level 1

Same Sound

Same Radical

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Same Sound

Same Radical