叁

sān
#4,380 most
frequent character
variant of 參|叁[san1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

叁 contains 三 sān, which serves as both meaning and sound part, and 大, a person. The 厶 part is empty now; it once pictured a star. It first meant the Three Stars constellation. Later it became a formal way to write three on documents.

Drawn as: star

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Same Characters, Different Readings

叁sān
three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Homophones

HSK 1
三sān
three, 3

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