二

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/二

Glyph origin
- two parallel strokes. Compare with, one stroke meaning one, , three strokes meaning three, and , four strokes meaning four. .

Etymology
From. Cognate to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬. See also:, a cognate within Chinese languages.

Definitions

 * 1) two
 * 2) second
 * 3)  secondary, vice-
 * 4)  again, once more
 * 5)  two-fold, double
 * 6)  fold, times
 * 7)  different; other, else
 * 8)  stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
 * 9)  to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE
 * 10)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  different; other, else
 * 2)  stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
 * 3)  to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE
 * 4)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
 * 2)  to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE
 * 3)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
 * 2)  to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE
 * 3)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
 * 2)  to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE
 * 3)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
 * 2)  to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE
 * 3)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script
 * 1)  Alternative form of ; usually limited to the simplified script

Usage notes
See 兩 - Usage notes.

Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading nê.

Noun

 * 1) two, 2
 * 2) second

Numeral

 * 1)  two, 2

Etymology 2
Originally : * >. The ablaut form of, which it doubles.

From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) two

Etymology 3
Borrowing from.

Numeral

 * 1) two, 2

Etymology
From.