sān

three

HSK 1 #125

DEFINITIONS

三 sān
  • surname San
  • three
  • 3

STROKES

WORDS

字經 sān zì jīng Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters; (slang) swearword; four-letter word
官大帝 sān guān dà dì the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
家村 sān jiā cūn lit. village of three households; name of essay column in Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-party during the Cultural Revolution
寶 sān bǎo the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
宝太监 sān bǎo tài jiàn Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]; also written 三保太監|三保太监
寶太監 sān bǎo tài jiàn Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]; also written 三保太監|三保太监
宝鸟 sān bǎo niǎo (bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
寶鳥 sān bǎo niǎo (bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
寸不烂之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab
寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab
斗牛 sān duì sān dòu niú three-on-three basketball game
鬥牛 sān duì sān dòu niú three-on-three basketball game
小 sān xiǎo (Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2 me5])
尖杉酯碱 sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn harringtonine (chemistry)
尖杉酯鹼 sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn harringtonine (chemistry)
屉桌 sān tí zhuō three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
屜桌 sān tí zhuō three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
山 sān shān Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
山区 sān shān qū Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
山區 sān shān qū Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
岔口 sān chà kǒu At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
岛由纪夫 sān dǎo yóu jì fū Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
島由紀夫 sān dǎo yóu jì fū Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
峡 sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]; Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
峽 sān xiá Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]; Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan