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三

sān

three

three
Memory picture

Character

三 sān

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
一 one 二 two
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我有三个朋友。 Wǒ yǒu sān gè péngyou. I have three friends.
  • 现在三点。 Xiànzài sān diǎn. It's three o'clock now.
  • 我们家有三口人。 Wǒmen jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén. There are three people in our family.
  • 三个人在家。 Sān ge rén zài jiā. Three people are at home.
  • 你有三个本子吗? Nǐ yǒu sān ge běnzi ma? Do you have three notebooks?
  • 请给我三杯水。 Qǐng gěi wǒ sān bēi shuǐ. Please give me three glasses of water.
  • 她三点下课。 Tā sān diǎn xiàkè. Her class ends at three.
  • 我们三个人一起走。 Wǒmen sān ge rén yìqǐ zǒu. The three of us will go together.
  • 三月天气不冷。 Sān yuè tiānqì bù lěng. The weather isn't cold in March.
  • 他买了三本书。 Tā mǎi le sān běn shū. He bought three books.

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