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三 Sān

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三 Sān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Sān | San1
English translation
surname San
three
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About 三 Sān

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HSK level

1

Number of strokes

3

Traditional form

三 Sān

Contains the radical

一 yī

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

Three  parallel lines; compare 一 yī (one) and 二 èr (two)

Etymology of 三 Sān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱一二 yī èr

Explanation

Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.

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Example sentences using 三 Sān

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这 zhè 一 yī 章 Zhāng 共 gòng 分 fēn 三 Sān 节 jiē .

The chapter falls into three sections.

三 Sān 加 Jiā 二 èr 等于 děngyú 五 wǔ .

Three plus two equals five.

就 jiù 我 wǒ 所 suǒ 知 zhī ,他 tā 拥有 yōngyǒu 三 Sān 栋 dòng 房子 fáng zi , 而且 érqiě 可 kě 能 Néng 拥有 yōngyǒu 更 gēng 多 duō .

To my knowledge he owns three houses, and he may own more.

小王吃 chī 完 wán 饭 fàn 后 Hòu 身 shēn 上 shǎng 就 jiù 只 zhǐ 下 xià 剩 shèng 三十 sān shí 块 kuài 钱 Qián 了 le .

After his meal, Xiao Wang had only 30 yuan left.

比 Bǐ 赛 sài 结果 jiēguǒ 是 shì 三 Sān 比 Bǐ 零 líng .

The result of the game was 3 - 0 [ three - nil or three - nothing ] .

Words with 三 Sān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
三 Sān 3三 Sān
三国 Sān guó Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history三國
三星 Sān xīng the belt of Orion三星 Sān xīng
周三 Zhōu sān Wednesday週三
三角 sān jiǎo triangle三角 sān jiǎo
三明治 sān míng zhì sandwich (loanword)三明治 sān míng zhì
三峡 Sān xiá Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì [Xīn​běi​shì], Taiwan三峽
三月 Sān yuè March三月 Sān yuè
三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī one third三分之一 sān fēn zhī yī
三亚 Sān yà Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan三亞
星期三 Xīng qī sān Wednesday星期三 Xīng qī sān
初三 chū sān third year in junior middle school初三 chū sān
长三角 Cháng Sān jiǎo Yangtze River Delta長三角
第三方 dì sān fāng third party第三方 dì sān fāng
第三季度 dì sān jì dù third quarter (of financial year)第三季度 dì sān jì dù
三维 sān wéi 3D三維
再三 zàisān over and over again再三 zàisān
三轮车 sān lún chē pedicab三輪車
第三产业 dì sān chǎn yè tertiary sector of industry第三產業
三中全会 Sān Zhōng Quán huì third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party三中全會
第三者 dì sān zhě the other woman第三者 dì sān zhě
三十 sān shí thirty三十 sān shí
三角形 sān jiǎo xíng triangle三角形 sān jiǎo xíng

三 Sān Decomposition & Compounds

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三 Sān Decomposition

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三 Sān Compounds

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  • 三 Sān
    • 兰 lán
    • 畺 jiāng
      • 僵 jiāng , 缰 jiāng , 疆 jiāng , 殭 jiāng , 橿 jiāng , 礓 jiāng , 麠 jīng , 壃, 彊 jiàng , 疅, 繮, 薑 jiāng , 韁 jiāng
    • 叁 sān , 仨 sā , 弎 sān , 弐 èr , 闫 yàn , 閆
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