二

  • two, the number 2, second;

Etymology

The character 二 is an ideograph (指事字) formed by drawing two horizontal lines.

This principle applies to 三 as well, and even 四 used to follow it—originally written as 亖, adhering to the same logic.

Characters with 二

  • 于 — at, in, to, from, than;
  • 五 — five, number 5, fifth;
二
두
이
du
i
Kangxi radical:7
Strokes:2
Unicode:U+2F06
Cangjie input:
  • 一一 (MM)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 一 一
Writing order
二 Writing order
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