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二 — two; 2; stupid

Pinyin
èr
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 二: 2 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

二 — 2 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 二 in the HSK syllabus: 8

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 二èrtwo; 2; stupidHSK 1
  2. 二手èrshǒuindirectly acquired; second-hand; assistantHSK 5
  3. 二维码èrwéimǎ2D barcode; matrix code; QR codeHSK 5
  4. 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide CO2HSK 6
  5. 独一无二dúyī-wú’èrunique; unmatched; unrivalledHSK 7–9
  6. 接二连三jiē’èr-liánsānone after another; in quick successionHSK 7–9
  7. 数一数二shǔyī-shǔ’èrreckoned to be best or second best; one of the very bestHSK 7–9
  8. 一干二净yìgān-èrjìngthoroughly; completely; one and all; very cleanHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.