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二十二 (èr shí èr) — twenty-two

Definition

numeral
twenty-two

Examples

  • 二十二。
    Tā jīn nián èr shí èr suì.
    He is twenty-two years old this year.
  • 二十二。
    Jiào shì lǐ yǒu èr shí èr gè xué shēng.
    There are twenty-two students in the classroom.
  • 二十二。
    Jīn tiān shì yī yuè èr shí èr hào.
    Today is January twenty-second.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

二十twenty
二èrtwo十shíten
偏正Modifier + head
二èrtwo

'二十' two tens and '二' two combine to express twenty-two.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The early shape 十 was mostly a single vertical stroke, sometimes with a dot, and later gained a horizontal stroke to form a cross. For the number ten, it marked the next digit above one.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

Open 二 →
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