(èr) - Two — an archaic or formal variant of

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èr | 5 strokes | radical: 弋

· 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Two — an archaic or formal variant of the numeral two (二), often used in historical documents, accounting, or to prevent forgery.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

Synonyms

  • two (standard form)
  • two (financial/formal variant)

Antonyms

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()
  • 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.

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