三

三 sān

“three”

Radical: 一 Strokes: 3 Level: HSK 1

How 三 is built — stacked top over bottom

一
one
one; a, an; alone
二
two
two; twice

Origin

Three  parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

Words with 三

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