Chinese Word: 三 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

三HSK 1

Pinyin: sān

English Definition: three; 3

Chinese Definition:
①数名，二加一(在钞票和单据上常用大写“叁”代)：三维空间。三部曲。三国(中国朝代名)。
②表示多次或多数：三思而行。三缄其口。

Antonyms: 一

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 一

Ideographic:Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 二仁仨

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三个代表	sān gè dài biǎo	the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people
三农	sān nóng	see 三农问题
三角HSK 3	sān jiǎo	triangle
三通	sān tōng	T-joint; T-piece; T-pipe; three links
三国	sān guó	Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history; several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新罗 in 658

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 sān běn 三本 shū 书 I have three books
2		bǐ fēn 比分 shì 是 sān 三 bǐ 比 líng 零。 The score is three to zero.
3		sān 三 zhǐ 只 xiǎo māo 小猫 zài 在 wán shuǎ 玩耍 Three kittens are playing
4		tā 他 de 的 míng zi 名字 shì 是 zhāng sān 张三。 His name is Zhang San.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 xìng míng 姓名 shì 是 zhāng sān 张三。 My name is Zhang San.

1		wǒ yǒu 我有 sān běn 三本 shū 书 I have three books
2		bǐ fēn 比分 shì 是 sān 三 bǐ 比 líng 零。 The score is three to zero.
3		sān 三 zhǐ 只 xiǎo māo 小猫 zài 在 wán shuǎ 玩耍 Three kittens are playing
4		tā 他 de 的 míng zi 名字 shì 是 zhāng sān 张三。 His name is Zhang San.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 xìng míng 姓名 shì 是 zhāng sān 张三。 My name is Zhang San.