HSK 1 · Numbers

第二

dì èr

second

Stroke order of 第二

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

第 · 11 strokes 二 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

The ordinal 第 followed by 二 two's two lines: the second in order.

Parts: 第 ordinal prefix (⺮ bamboo + 弟) + 二 two

The characters in 第二

第 dì — (ordinal prefix) (11 strokes)
二 èr — two (2 strokes)

Example sentence

我住在第二层。

I live on the second floor.

Words with 第

第(ordinal prefix)第一first

Words with 二

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 两two (with measure words)半half 一半half 第(ordinal prefix)

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