이
i · TOPIK 1
two (Sino-Korean)
✌️ 二 = two strokes, two; 이 sounds like the letter E, 2nd vowel in A-E-I-O-U
이 is the Sino-Korean reading of 二, borrowed from Chinese (Mandarin èr, Japanese ni). The hanja is literally two lines. Sound hook: 이 is said like the English letter E, the second vowel of the alphabet.