三

sān
HSK 1
#125 most
frequent character
three, 3
noun
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

三 simply shows three 一 strokes, giving the number 'three'. From there it came to mean 'several' or 'many'.

Drawn as: three horizontal strokes

三 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
叁仨
sound3 characters
叁仨闫

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Example Sentences

我有三个苹果。
wǒyǒu sān gè píngguǒ 。
I have three apples.
这件事情我已经说过三次。
zhè jiàn shìqíng wǒ yǐjīng shuō guò sāncì 。
I have already said this thing three times.
他的两个儿子和一个女儿一共三个人。
tāde liǎng gè érzǐ hé yígè nǚér yīgòng sān gèrén 。
His two sons and one daughter make three people in total.

Grammar Points

HSK 1
Structure of numbers

Words Starting With 三

三角sān jiǎo
triangle

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Numerals, counting words, and measure words frequently used with numbers.