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Chinese Character Two 二
Chinese characters can be decomposed into components called radicals or bushou. The most commonly accepted table of radicals for traditional Chinese characters consists of 214 entries. These 214 radicals were popularized back in the reign of Qing emperor Kangxi, who commissioned what is now known as the Kangxi Zidian, a character dictionary listing over 47,000 entries. Tables with fewer or greater number of radicals have been devised for simplified characters. Being able to recognize the common radicals helps in the learning and recognition of new characters. Some but not all radical are complete characters in their own right. Some radicals have more than one form. Finally, simplified characters have resulted in additional variants
Tips: With the bottom line longer than the top one, the character consists of two horizontal strokes.
Stroke order:
Radical: 一 （横, heng, horizontal stroke）
Frequently-used words or phrases:
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二月 |
èr yuè |
n. |
February |
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十二分 |
shí èr fēn |
adv. |
more than 100 percent; extremely |
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十二月 |
shí èr yuè |
n. |
December |
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星期二 |
xīng qī èr |
n. |
Tuesday |
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独一无二 |
dú yī wú èr |
id. |
ubique; unparalleled |
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数一数二 |
shǔ yī shǔ èr |
id. |
count as one of the very best; ranking one of the highest |
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说一不二 |
shuō yī bù èr |
id. |
mean what one says; stand by one's word |
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一分为二 |
yī fēn wéi èr |
id. |
one divides into two |
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一穷二白 |
yī qióng èr bái |
id. |
poor and blank |
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