sān

three; 3; surname San

HSK 1 #125

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 125th character
Radical ⼀ (1.2)
Strokes 3
Index # 22

Definitions

三 sān
  1. 1. three
  2. 2. 3
  3. 3. surname San

Stroke order

三 stroke order diagram
三 stroke order animation

Words containing 三

Word Meaning
three major poets of Qianlong-Jiaqing era
try at most three times; don't repeat mistakes
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
1980s PRC moral slogan on manners, ideals
1980s PRC moral education slogan
(jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature
Irrawaddy delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
motorbike with sidecar
motorbike with sidecar
to gossip; to spread rumors
to gossip; to spread rumors
mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao
mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong
double dealing and back stabbing
double dealing and back stabbing
1958 PRC shelling of Kinmen islands
1958 PRC artillery attack on Kinmen
club sandwich
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" liù tāo and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" sān lüè[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China wǔ jīng qī shū, attributed to Jiang Ziya jiāng zǐ yá
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" liù tāo and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" sān lüè[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China wǔ jīng qī shū, attributed to Jiang Ziya jiāng zǐ yá
repeatedly; over and over again
on one's last legs