VocabularyHSK 3 · core

三

sān

three

Part of speech · numeral

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三three
一one一one一one
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Examples

  1. 三个人。
    Three people.
  2. 现在三点。
    It's 3 o'clock.

Collocations

三个第三三月

Mnemonic

三 sān "three" — three horizontal strokes. Cognate of Japanese 三 san. Common in compounds: 三月 March, 三国 Three Kingdoms. Distinguish from homophone 山 shān (mountain).

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