三 (sān) — three
Definition
numeral
three
Easily confused
Examples
- 三。Wǒ yǒu sān gè píng guǒ.I have three apples.
- 。Xiàn zài sān diǎn.It's three o'clock now.
- 三。Wǒ men sān gè rén qù xué xiào.The three of us go to school.
Origin
Indicative sign六书liùshū
指事zhǐshìAn abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.
三 is drawn as three parallel strokes, like 一 with one stroke and 二 with two.
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