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三
sān
1. three
2. 3
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

三
sān
three
HSK 1 3 丶

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

Example Sentences (10)

别吃了，你已经吃了三块蛋糕了。
Bié chī le, nǐ yǐjīng chī le sān kuài dàngāo le.
Don't eat anymore, you've already eaten three pieces of cake.
Text 2
我家有三口人。
Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén.
There are three people in my family.
Text 1
三块五一斤。
sān kuài wǔ yī jīn.
3.5 yuan per jin (0.5 kg).
Text 3
另外，马经理让我告诉大家一个好消息，因为大家按时完成了工作，公司决定这个月给每人多发三千元奖金。
Lìngwài, mǎ jīnglǐ ràng wǒ gàosu dàjiā yí gè hǎo xiāoxi, yīnwèi dàjiā ànshí wánchéng le gōngzuò, gōngsī juédìng zhège yuè gěi měi rén duō fā sān qiān yuán jiǎngjīn.
Also, Manager Ma asked me to tell everyone some good news: because everyone finished the work on time, the company has decided to give each person an extra 3,000 yuan bonus this month.
Text 4
三一七。
sān yī qī.
Three one seven.
Text 3
住三天。
Zhù sān tiān.
Stay for three days.
Text 3
三点多。
sān diǎn duō.
A little after three.
Text 3
感谢大家这三个多月的努力工作，希望明年能有更大的成绩！
Gǎnxiè dàjiā zhè sān gè duō yuè de nǔlì gōngzuò, xīwàng míngnián néng yǒu gèng dà de chéngjì!
Thank you all for your hard work over the past three-plus months, and I hope we can have even greater achievements next year!
Text 4
我三年没运动了。
Wǒ sān nián méi yùndòng le.
I haven't exercised for three years.
Text 3
三千多块。
Sān qiān duō kuài.
Over three thousand yuan.
Text 1

Alternate Entries

三
Sān
surname San
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
124
Word Frequency Rank
335 of 84,292