Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "叁", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "叁", and master the standard way of writing the character "叁".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 叁
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "叁" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
叁:
1. The uppercase form of "三" (sān).
- "三" translates to "three."
2. 〈数〉
- (English: three)
3. 【引】
1. From "广雅": 參 (cān) means three. Later written as "叁."
2. From "周易·说卦": 參天两地而倚数 (Cān tiān liǎng dì ér yǐ shù). Yu's note: "參 (cān) means three."
3. From "左传·隐公元年": 大都不过參国之一 (Dà dū bù guò cān guó zhī yī). Note: "Three parts of the country and one city."
4. From "周易·系辞上": 參伍以变 (Cān wǔ yǐ biàn). Commentary: "參 (cān) means three."
5. From "左传·襄公二十七年": 志以发言,言以出信,信以立志,參以定之 (Zhì yǐ fā yán, yán yǐ chū xìn, xìn yǐ lì zhì, cān yǐ dìng zhī). Note: "Only when the will, speech, and actions are all present, can one be secure."
6. From "荀子·天论": 天有其时,地有其财,人有其治,夫是之谓能參 (Tiān yǒu qí shí, dì yǒu qí cái, rén yǒu qí zhì, fū shì zhī wèi néng cān). Note: "When a person can govern with the timing of heaven and the resources of earth, then they realize their potential."
7. From "汉书·杨雄传上": 參天地而独立兮 (Cān tiān dì ér dú lì xī). Master Gu's note: "參 (cān) means three."