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CHINESE CHARACTER

sān

三

三

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three

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
san1
English meanings
det.: three

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Stroke-by-stroke writing guide for 三

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Single-component character

三 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱一二

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xiànzài现在sān三diǎn点。

    It's three o'clock.

  2. 02

    wǒ我yǒu有sān三gè个píngguǒ苹果。

    I have three apples.

  3. 03

    sān三yuè月chūntiān春天lái来le了。

    Spring comes in March.

  4. 04

    tā他sān三suì岁shàng上yòuéryuán幼儿园。

    He started kindergarten at three.

  5. 05

    sān三hào号lóu楼zài在hòumian后面。

    Building three is behind.

  6. 06

    zhè这běn本yǒu有sān三kuài块qián钱。

    This costs three yuan.

Related words

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  • 再三
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