三
- 125th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.16% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 443 words
- Component in 6 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. sān (San1)surname San
2. sān (san1)three • 3
Pronunciation Clues
There are no phonetic clues for this character.
Example Words
Common
sān shí (san1 shi2)thirty • 30
sān xiá (San1 Xia2)Three Gorges on the Changjiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
sān xiá (San1 xia2)Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
sān xīng (San1 xing1)Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan • Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
sān xīng (san1 xing1)three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation • the belt of Orion • three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
sān jiǎo (san1 jiao3)triangle
chū sān (chu1 san1)third year in junior middle school
shí sān (shi2 san1)thirteen • 13
Uncommon
sān bā (san1 ba1)International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March • foolish • stupid
sān fēn zhī yī (san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1)one third
sān shí liù jì (san1 shi2 liu4 ji4)The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction • all the possible schemes and stratagems
sān shí ér lì (san1 shi2 er2 li4)thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
sān hé yī (san1 he2 yi1)three in one • triple
sān guó zhì (San1 guo2 zhi4)History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿 in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晋朝, 65 scrolls
sān gū liù pó (san1 gu1 liu4 po2)women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
sān zì jīng (San1 zi4 jing1)Three character classic, a 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
sān zì jīng (san1 zi4 jing1)(slang) swearword • four-letter word
sān chà kǒu (san1 cha4 kou3)At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan
sān xīn èr yì (san1 xin1 er4 yi4)in two minds about sth (idiom) • half-hearted • shilly-shallying
sān sī ér hòu xíng (san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2)think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
sān míng (San1 ming2)Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
sān míng zhì (san1 ming2 zhi4)sandwich • CL:個|个[ge4]
sān gēng bàn yè (san1 geng1 ban4 ye4)in the depth of the night • very late at night
sān yuè (san1 yue4)March • third month (of the lunar year)
sān yuè fèn (san1 yue4 fen4)March
sān mín zhǔ yì (san1 min2 zhu3 yi4)Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people (late 1890s)
sān shēng yǒu xìng (san1 sheng1 you3 xing4)the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) • (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
sān sè (san1 se4)three colors
sān líng (San1 ling2)Mitsubishi
sān jiǎo xíng (san1 jiao3 xing2)triangle
sān jiǎo zhōu (san1 jiao3 zhou1)delta (geography)
sān jūn (san1 jun1)(in former times) upper, middle and lower army • army of right, center and left • (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
sān lǐ tún (San1 li3 tun2)Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
sān gù máo lú (san1 gu4 mao2 lu2)lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage • cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
bù sān bù sì (bu4 san1 bu4 si4)dubious • shady • neither one thing nor the other • neither fish nor fowl • nondescript
zài sān (zai4 san1)over and over again • again and again
dà sān (da4 san1)third-year university student
xiǎo sān (xiao3 san1)sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship • the other woman • the other man
nián sān shí (nian2 san1 shi2)last day of the lunar year • Chinese New Year's Eve
zhāng sān (Zhang1 San1)John Doe • Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
xīng qī sān (xing1 qi1 san1)Wednesday
huǒ mào sān zhàng (huo3 mao4 san1 zhang4)to get really angry
dì sān shí (di4 san1 shi2)thirtieth
dì sān zhě (di4 san1 zhe3)sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship • the other woman • the other man • third person • third party (in dispute) • disinterested party • number three in a list
gé sān chà wǔ (ge2 san1 cha4 wu3)every now and then (idiom)