sān

three

HSK 1 #125

DEFINITIONS

三 sān
  • surname San
  • three
  • 3

STROKES

WORDS

門縣 sān mén xiàn Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
阿姨 sān ā yí auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family
陪小姐 sān péi xiǎo jie female escort; bar girl
只手 sān zhī shǒu pickpocket
隻手 sān zhī shǒu pickpocket
音 sān yīn third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
音度 sān yīn dù third (musical interval)
项 sān xiàng three items; three events; three terms; tri-; trinomial, ternary (math.); triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能)
項 sān xiàng three items; three events; three terms; tri-; trinomial, ternary (math.); triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能)
项全能 sān xiàng quán néng triathlon
項全能 sān xiàng quán néng triathlon
项式 sān xiàng shì trinomial (math.)
項式 sān xiàng shì trinomial (math.)
头六臂 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers
頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom); fig. to possess remarkable abilities; a being of formidable powers
头肌 sān tóu jī triceps muscle; triceps brachii
頭肌 sān tóu jī triceps muscle; triceps brachii
顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú 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
马同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
馬同槽 sān mǎ tóng cáo three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
驾马车 sān jià mǎ chē troika
駕馬車 sān jià mǎ chē troika
体 sān tǐ trisomy
體 sān tǐ trisomy
体问题 sān tǐ wèn tí three-body problem (mechanics)