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三
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
三C
sānC
see 3C<sānC>
三P
sānP
(slang) threesome
三七
sānqī
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
三不
sānbù
the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
三世
sānshì
the Third (of numbered kings)
三井
Sānjǐng
Mitsui (Japanese company)
三亚
Sānyà
Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三仇
sānchóu
animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
三代
sāndài
third-generation
三伏
sānfú
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: [[初伏]] (mid-July), [[中伏]] (late July to early August), [[末伏]] (mid-August)
三倍
sānbèi
triple
三价
sānjià
trivalent
三光
sānguāng
the sun, the moon, and the stars
三两
sānliǎng
two or three
三八
sānbā
International Women's Day [[婦女節|妇女节<Fùnǚjié>]], 8th March
三分
sānfēn
somewhat
三包
sānbāo
"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
三十
sānshí
thirty
三原
Sānyuán
Sanyuan County in Xianyang [[咸陽|咸阳<Xiányáng>]], Shaanxi
三反
sānfǎn
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 124
- Word Frequency Rank
- 335 of 84,292