Where does “二次元” come from?
二次元 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 二次元, from Japanese 二, from Middle Chinese 二 — two.
二次元 (Chinese): the 2D world; the fictional world
Definitions
- the 2D world; the fictional world
Ancestry of “二次元”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 二次元 | the second dimension; the 2D world; the... |
| 2 | Japanese | 二 | two, 2; second; two |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 二 | two |