(èr)

12 strokes

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
èr
Meaning
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹弋⿱二貝

A banker's 貝 two 二 with accents to prevent forgery

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

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