HSK 1 · Numbers

两

liǎng

two (with measure words)

Stroke order of 两

两 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

"两" shows two people "人" inside one frame, side by side: two.

Parts: 一 + 冂 frame with two 人 inside (originally a yoke)

Example sentence

我要两杯咖啡。

I'd like two cups of coffee.

More words: Numbers

一one 二two 三three 四four 五five 六six 七seven 八eight 九nine 十ten 零zero 百hundred 半half 一半half 第(ordinal prefix)第二second

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