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two

HSK 1 N4
èr
ニ、ジ
ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび
Two horizontal strokes, representing the number two.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[èr]
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
Japanese
(old) (old) ふた ふう 同音
numeric two; 2 (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents)
アル 同音
numeric two
リャン 同音
numeric two
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
したなが
Shitanaga surname
じんいち
Jin'ichi unclassified name
すすむ
Susumu given name
たすく
Tasuku given name
つぎ
Tsugi unclassified name
つぐる
Tsuguru given name
つづき
Tsuzuki given name
ふた
Futa place name