二
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Translingual [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
二 is simply two parallel lines (compare 一 and 三) suggesting a continuous relationship.
Han character [edit]
二 (radical 7 二+0, 2 strokes, cangjie input 一一 (MM), four-corner 10100, composition ⿱一一)
References [edit]
- KangXi: page 86, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 247
- Dae Jaweon: page 175, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 2, character 1
- Unihan data for U+4E8C
- http://www.kanjinetworks.com/eng/kanji-dictionary/online-kanji-etymology-dictionary.cfm
See also [edit]
Cantonese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Chinese 二 (*njì).
Hanzi [edit]
Hakka [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
二 (POJ nyi3, Guangdong ngi5, ng5 [Meixian], ngi6 [Hailu], Hagfa Pinyim ngi4)
References [edit]
- CCDICT (Chineselanguage.org)
- Academia Sinica - Hakka-English Dictionary
- Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) ISBN 962-201-750-9.
Japanese [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
Originally /huta/: *[puta] > [ɸuta]. The Ablaut form of fito2 (“one”), which it doubles.
Noun [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Idioms [edit]
- 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず
- にとをおうものはいっとをもうず
- nito o oumono wa itto o mo uzu
- focus on one thing at a time
- 二の足を踏む
- にのあしをふむ
- ni no ashi o fumu
- hesitate; think twice; shy or flinch
- 二階から目薬
- にかいからめぐすり
- nikai kara megusuri
- trying to do an impossible task; taking eye medicine from the 2nd floor
Etymology 3 [edit]
Kanji [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- (Japanese financial/formal form): 弐
Readings [edit]
- On: に (ni), じ (ji)
- Kun: ふた (futa), ふたつ (二つ, futatsu)
- Nanori: おと (oto), かず (kazu), つぎ (tsugi), つぐ (tsugu), にい (nii), は (ha), ふ (fu), ふたつ (futatsu), ふだ (fuda), わ (wa)
Compounds [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 4 [edit]
Number [edit]
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : 二 | ||
Korean [edit]
Hanja [edit]
二
Eumhun:
- Sound (hangeul): 이 (revised: i, McCune-Reischauer: i, Yale: i)
- Name (hangeul): 둘 (revised: dul, McCune-Reischauer: tul, Yale: twul)
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. and trad. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 二 | |||
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Chinese 二 (*njì).
Pronunciation [edit]
Hanzi [edit]
二 (pinyin èr (er4), Wade-Giles erh4)
Compounds [edit]
Numeral [edit]
二 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin èr)
Synonyms [edit]
- 两 (liǎng)
Middle Chinese [edit]
Han character [edit]
二 (*njì)
Min Nan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Chinese 二 (*njì).
Han character [edit]
二 (jī)
Vietnamese [edit]
Han character [edit]
References [edit]
Wu [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle Chinese 二 (*njì).
Pronunciation [edit]
Latin Alphabet: ní
Zhuyin Fuhao:ㄋㄧˊ
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