弍 (èr) - Two — an archaic or formal variant of
弍 · èr
Two — an archaic or formal variant of the numeral two (二), often used in historical documents, accounting, or to prevent forgery.
Two — an archaic or formal variant of
Usage highlights
Archaic numeral two弍年弍拾弍佰弍仟弍万
Usage & contexts
Examples
- In ancient texts, 弍 might appear instead of 二 for the number two (弍).
- Some historical records use 弍 in dates (弍年).
- Old contracts sometimes wrote amounts as 弍拾 (twenty).
Collocations
- Archaic numeral two(弍)
- second year(弍年)
- twenty(弍拾)
- two hundred(弍佰)
- two thousand(弍仟)
- twenty thousand(弍万)
Cultural background
FAQ- 弍 is a variant form of 二 (two) used historically in formal writing, accounting, and documents to prevent alteration.
- Such complex numeral forms (e.g., 壹, 弍, 叁) were developed to reduce fraud in financial records.