二
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
2 strokes
Dict coverage rank #147 U+4E8C
How 二 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)
components: 一 ×2
How to remember it
two · Heisig RSH #2
一 one
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 二
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二分之一 | èr fēn zhī yī | one half |
| 不二法门 | bù èr fǎ mén | the one and only way; the only proper course to take |
| 二道区 | Èr dào Qū | Erdao, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin |
| 不二 | bù èr | the only (choice, way etc); undivided (loyalty) |
| 数一数二 | shǔ yī shǔ èr | (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best; (idiom) to list one by o… |
| 大二 | dà èr | second year of university |
| 二地主 | èr dì zhǔ | sublandlord; tenant who sublets |
| 一二 | yī èr | one or two; a few; a little; just a bit |
| 二合一 | èr hé yī | 2-in-1; two-in-one |
| 一心二用 | yī xīn èr yòng | to do two things at once (idiom); to multitask; to divide one's attention |
| 二里头 | Èr lǐ tou | Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 chao2] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[Yan3 shi1] in Luoy… |
| 心无二用 | xīn wú èr yòng | one cannot concentrate on two things at the same time |
| 二心 | èr xīn | disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity |
| 小二 | xiǎo èr | waiter |
| 二手车 | èr shǒu chē | second-hand car |
| 中二病 | zhōng èr bìng | (neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword … |
| 二流子 | èr liú zi | loafer; idler; bum |
| 二道江区 | Èr dào jiāng Qū | Erdaojiang, a district of Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin |
| 一清二白 | yī qīng èr bái | perfectly clean; blameless; unimpeachable (idiom) |
| 三心二意 | sān xīn èr yì | in two minds about sth (idiom); half-hearted; shilly-shallying |