二万

二萬
èrwàn
number #30,968

Meanings

  1. 1 twenty thousand (20,000)
  2. 2 (mahjong) the 2 of bamboo-character suit

Examples

Zhè tái diànnǎo yào èrwàn kuài qián.
This computer costs twenty thousand yuan.
Tā dǎchū le yī zhāng èrwàn.
He played a 2-of-characters tile.

Tips

usage
For prices and counts, 两万 (liǎngwàn) is more colloquial than 二万 — Mandarin speakers normally use before // (两万, 两千, 两百). 二万 is correct but sounds slightly formal or list-style. The exception is mahjong: the tile is read 二万 (èrwàn), never 两万.
culture
In mahjong (麻将), is one of the three suits — the "character" or "ten thousand" suit, numbered 一万 through 九万. 二万 is the 2 of that suit.

Stroke Order

èr
wàn