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Information of 三

Pinyin sān

Radical

一

Strokes

3 strokes

Usage

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Definition

three / 3

三 [sān] 1. Number, refers to two plus one (often represented as "叁" in banknotes and documents). 数名，二加一（在钞票和单据上常用大写“叁”代）。 2. Indicates multiple times or a large quantity. 表示多次或多数。 3. (Mathematics) Refers to three. 三倍（[En.] three times）。 4. In historical context, refers to the third position in the Nine Palaces, i.e., the eastern position. 指历中九宫的第三宫，即东方震位。 5. Refers to monarch, father, teacher. 指君、父、师（[En.] monarch; father; teacher）。 6. Refers to heaven, earth, and humans. 指天、地、人（[En.] Heaven; Earth; Human being）。 7. Refers to the Three Emperors. 指三皇（[En.] Three Emperors）。 8. Refers to three stars. 指三颗星（[En.] three stars）。 9. In philosophical terms, it signifies the amiable essence that arises from the harmony of heaven and earth. 哲学用语。我国古代思想家用以称天地气合而生万物的和气（[En.] amiableness）。 10. A surname. 姓。 11. (Adverb) Repeatedly, again and again. 屡次、再三。 12. Same as "仨" (a dialectal variation referring to three). 同「仨」。

三厘米 sān lí mǐ

Three centimeters

三叉戟 sān chā jǐ

trident

三叠 sān dié

triple-lap

三叠纪 Sān dié jì

Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)

三叠系 sān dié xì

triassic system

三句 sān jù

three sentences

三只 sān zhǐ

three

三块 sān kuài

Three pieces

三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè

Three Wives and Four Concubines

第三卷 dì sān juǎn

Volume Three

三卷 sān juǎn

Three juan

三匹 sān pǐ

Three horses

三千 sān qiān

Three thousand

三寸 sān cùn

triple cun

三尺 sān chǐ

Three feet

第三届 dì sān jiè

The third

三里屯 Sān lǐ tún

Sanlitun (Beijing street name)

三岁 sān suì

three years old

三十岁 sān shí suì

thirty years old

三岔口 Sān chà kǒu

At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

三岔路口 sān chà lù kǒu

a fork in the road / a junction of three roads

隔三岔五 gé sǎn chà wǔ

see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]

三岔镇 sān chà zhèn

Sancha Town

三山五岳 sān shān wǔ yuè

high mountains

长江三峡 Cháng Jiāng Sān xiá

Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, 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]

三门峡 Sān mén xiá

Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan

三门峡市 Sān mén xiá shì

Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan

三顾茅庐 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

三座门 sān zuò mén

Three gates

三座 sān zuò

Three