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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
三一七。
sān yī qī.
Three one seven.
Text 3
住三天。
Zhù sān tiān.
Stay for three days.
Text 3
三千多块。
Sān qiān duō kuài.
Over three thousand yuan.
Text 1
我三年没运动了。
Wǒ sān nián méi yùndòng le.
I haven't exercised for three years.
Text 3
三点多。
sān diǎn duō.
A little after three.
Text 3
不，她在北京工作三年了。
Bù, tā zài Běijīng gōngzuò sān nián le.
No, she has been working in Beijing for three years.
Text 1
三天。
Sān tiān.
Three days.
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