第二

Character by character

• 第dì11 strokesHSK 1sequence, number; grade, degree
• 二èr2 strokesHSK 1two; twice

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 第二. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 第一dì yī

  first; number one; primary

• 二èrHSK 1

  two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid

• 第dìHSK 1

  (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just

• 独一无二dú yī wú èrHSK 7

  unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it

• 二手èr shǒuHSK 4

  indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant

• 二氧化碳èr yǎng huà tànHSK 7

  carbon dioxide CO2

• 二手车èr shǒu chēHSK 7

  second-hand car

• 第一手dì yī shǒuHSK 7

  first-hand

• 一干二净yī gān èr jìngHSK 7

  thoroughly (idiom); completely; one and all; very clean

• 接二连三jiē èr lián sānHSK 7

  one after another (idiom); in quick succession

• 第一线dì yī xiànHSK 7

  front line; forefront

• 二维码èr wéi mǎHSK 5

  two-dimensional barcode; QR code