三
sān
Pinyin

Definition

三
 - 
sān
  1. three
  2. 3
三
 - 
Sān
  1. surname San

Character Decomposition

Compounds (11)

承
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
  2. 2 Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
承
chéng
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to carry
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 to undertake
  6. 6 to take charge
  7. 7 owing to
  8. 8 due to
  9. 9 to receive
兰
Lán
  1. 1 surname Lan
  2. 2 abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu
兰
lán
  1. 1 orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
  2. 2 fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)
  3. 3 lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)
丰
fēng
  1. 1 luxuriant
  2. 2 buxom
  3. 3 variant: 丰 fēng
  4. 4 variant: 风 fēng
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 charm

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third
三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]

Idioms (20)

一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

Sample Sentences

对，生产线是三班制。
duì ，shēngchǎnxiàn shì sānbānzhì 。
Yes, the production line is three-shift system.
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不是，这是第三次。
búshì ，zhè shì dì sān cì 。
No, this is my 3rd time.
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这个活动我计划了三个月，但是最近台风要来了，我们恐怕要取消这个活动了。
zhège huódòng wǒ jìhuà le sān ge yuè ，dànshì zuìjìn táifēng yào lái le ，wǒmen kǒngpà yào qǔxiāo zhège huódòng le 。
I have been planning this event for three months, but there's a typhoon approaching. I'm afraid that we might have to cancel this event.
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你都吃了三碗饭了，你还吃呀？
nǐ dōu chī le sān wǎn fàn le ，nǐ hái chī ya ？
You’ve eaten three bowls of rice already, are you still eating?
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三
sān
three
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一九四三年
yījiǔsìsān nián
year 1943
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一二三
yī èr sān
one two three
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十三
shí sān
thirteen
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三十
sān shí
thirty
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二十三
èr shí sān
twenty three
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