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三

sān
HSK 1

“Three” in Chinese is 三 (sān).

Other characters with the syllable san: see all 3 →

Meaning

  • three
  • 3
  • surname San

Example

我再三申明无罪，但是没人听我讲。

I keep saying that I'm innocent, but no one will listen.

From 再三 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Words containing 三

再三zàisānover and over againHSK 4三明治sānmíngzhì(loanword) sandwichHSK 6三角sānjiǎotriangleHSK 7-9三维sānwéithree-dimensionalHSK 7-9接二连三jiē'èr-liánsānone after another; in quick successionHSK 7-9举一反三jǔyī-fǎnsānto raise one and infer threeHSK 7-9三番五次sānfān-wǔcìover and over again (idiom)HSK 7-9朝三暮四zhāosān-mùsìlit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled uponHSK 7-9

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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