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three

HSK 1 N4
Abstract →Numbers
sān
サン、ゾウ
み、み.つ、みっ.つ
삼
Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
三
Regular
Modern
Chinese
三 [Sān]
surname San
三 [sān]
three; 3
Japanese
三 、 ３ 、 参 、 參 (old) 、 弎 (old) さん 、 み 同音
numeric three; 3 (参 is used in legal documents)
三 サン 同音
numeric three
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼は手荷物が三個あった。
He had three pieces of baggage.
Japanese Names
三 さん
San surnamegiven name
三 さんじ
Sanji unclassified name
三 ぞう
Zou given name
三 み
Mi place name
三 みさき
Misaki surname
三 みすぎ
Misugi surname
三 みたる
Mitaru given name
三 みつ
Mitsu female given name
三 みつぎ
Mitsugi unclassified name
三 みつさき
Mitsusaki surname
三 みつざき
Mitsuzaki surname
三 みつじ
Mitsuji unclassified name
三 みむら
Mimura place name
三 みよし
Miyoshi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
三国 [Sān​guó] #66,320
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history
三国 [Sān​guó] #66,320
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history
三星 [Sān​xīng] #25,836
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí​lán​xiàn], Taiwan
周三 [Zhōu​sān] #7,061
Wednesday
三角 [sān​jiǎo] #9,380
triangle
三明治 [sān​míng​zhì] #2,175
sandwich (loanword)
三峡 [Sān​xiá] #5,628
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qú​táng​Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū​Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī​líng​Xiá]
三月 [Sān​yuè] #11,846
March
三分之一 [sān​fēn​zhī​yī] #10,649
one third
三亚 [Sān​yà] #8,167
Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 三 [さん] #626
three
⭐ 三人 [さんにん] #1,339
three people
⭐ ３０ [さんじゅう] #1,850
thirty
⭐ 三つ [みっつ] #2,241
three
⭐ ３日 [みっか] #2,428
3rd day of the month
第三 [だいさん] #3,405
third
⭐ 三年 [さんねん] #3,473
three years
⭐ 三度 [さんど] #4,305
three times
⭐ 十三 [じゅうさん] #5,613
thirteen
⭐ 三回 [さんかい] #5,958
three times
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KOREAN WORDS (40)
삼촌 #1,979
uncle; paternal uncle
삼십 #13,089
thirty
삼천리 #24,032
samcheolli
삼진 #38,303
three strikes; strikeout
삼류 #39,377
being third-rate; being third-class; low grade
삼각
triangle; being triangular
삼각관계
triangular relationship
삼각형
triangle
삼경
the third watch of the night
삼국
three countries
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