三

sān

s+ān·1st tone

three · 3

Radical: 一 Strokes: 3 HSK 1

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

不一上下东世两七丝万丁严

Same radical

不一上下东世两七丝万丁严丧专丑

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Character Decomposition

三=一+二

Etymology

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

Meanings

three

3

sān

surname San

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Words with 三 2004 total

inside back cover封三fēng sān

Idioms with 三 383 total Chain

to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently巴三览四bā sān lǎn sì three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán