Initial:sVideo guide
Final(T3):ānVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Single-component character
Strokes:
3
Traditional:
三
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
num.three; third; 3; (refer to 数字)
三个人住在一起。
Three people are living together.
她敲了三次。
She knocked it three times.
我一天吃三顿饭。
I eat three meals a day.
synonym
- 2
num.more than two; several; many
五次三番
time and again
三思
think again and again
再三思虑
consider over and over again
Words and phrases with 三
- 三明治[word]sandwich
- 三项[word]three terms
- 三星[word]Orion's belt; gods of happiness, wealth and longevity in folklore
- 三维[word]three-dimensional
- 三等[word]third-rate
- 三八[word]crazy woman
- 三国[word]the Three Kingdoms , namely, Wei , Shu Han and Wu
- 三分[word]30%; be divided into three parts
- 三生[word]three lives—present life, previous life and next life
- 三言两语[idiom]in a few words
- 三天两头[idiom]almost every day
- 三番五次[idiom]again and again
- 三足鼎立[idiom]stand on three legs like a tripod
- 三令五申[idiom]issue an order time and again
- 三头六臂[idiom]three heads and six arms
- 三三两两[idiom]in knots
- 三更半夜[idiom]midnight
- 三位一体[idiom]the Father , Son , and Holy Spirit, in one God; Trinity
Word usage
- Note"三" is different from "仨". "仨" can't be used with "个" or any other quantifier number.
Chinese Characters with pinyin sān
- 叁three