(èr)

9 strokesTrad.

two (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
èr
Meaning
two (banker's anti-fraud numeral); to betray
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿹弋⿱二贝

A banker's 贝 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.

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

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zuǒèr

deputy; junior

Open 佐贰 page →
èrxīn

variant of 二心[er4 xin1]

Open 贰心 page →
èrchén

turncoat official

Open 贰臣 page →

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