| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 三 | 三 | sān | - three - 3 |
| 仨 | 仨 | sā | - three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个) |
| 叁 | 參 | sān | - three (banker's anti-fraud numeral) |
| 弎 | 弎 | sān | - archaic variant of 參|叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three |
| 酕 | 酕 | máo | - very drunk - blotto - three sheets to the wind |
| 锜 | 錡 | qí | - three legged cauldron (old) - woodworking chisel (old) |
| 鏸 | 鏸 | huì | - three edged spear - (used in given names) |
| 三伏 | 三伏 | sānfú | - three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August) |
| 三两 | 三兩 | sānliǎng | - two or three |
| 三国 | 三國 | Sānguó | - Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history - several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658 |
| 三峡 | 三峽 | Sānxiá | - Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] - Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 三废 | 三廢 | sānfèi | - three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1] |
| 三族 | 三族 | sānzú | - (old) three generations (father, self and sons) - three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's) |
| 三星 | 三星 | sānxīng | - three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation - the belt of Orion - three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation |
| 三次 | 三次 | sāncì | - third - three times - (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) |
| 三河 | 三河 | Sānhé | - Three rivers - Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei |
| 三皇 | 三皇 | sānhuáng | - Three Sovereigns, between Gods and Emperors in third millennium BC - usually listed as Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], trapping and writing, Shennong or Farmer God 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] |
| 三维 | 三維 | sānwéi | - three dimensional - 3D |
| 三通 | 三通 | sāntōng | - T-joint - T-piece - T-pipe - three links |
| 三项 | 三項 | sānxiàng | - three items - three events - three terms - tri- - trinomial, ternary (math.) - triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能) |
| 三魂 | 三魂 | sānhún | - three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect |
| 三鲜 | 三鮮 | sānxiān | - three fresh ingredients (in cooking) |
| 三鹿 | 三鹿 | SānLù | - Three Deer (brand) |
| 交九 | 交九 | jiāojiǔ | - the coldest period of the year - three nine day periods after the winter solstice |
| 参宿 | 參宿 | Shēnxiù | - Three Stars (Chinese constellation) |
| 三伏天 | 三伏天 | sānfútiān | - three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August) |
| 三合一 | 三合一 | sānhéyī | - three in one - triple |
| 三字经 | 三字經 | SānzìJīng | - Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters |
| 三论宗 | 三論宗 | Sānlùnzōng | - Three Treatise School (Buddhism) |
| 前三甲 | 前三甲 | qiánsānjiǎ | - top three |
| 大前天 | 大前天 | dàqiántiān | - three days ago |
| 大前年 | 大前年 | dàqiánnián | - three years ago |
| 大后天 | 大後天 | dàhòutiān | - three days from now - day after day after tomorrow |
| 大后年 | 大後年 | dàhòunián | - three years from now - year after year after next year |
| 立面图 | 立面圖 | lìmiàntú | - elevation - three dimensional drawing |
| 听小骨 | 聽小骨 | tīngxiǎogǔ | - ossicles (of the middle ear) - three ossicles, acting as levers to amplify sound, namely: stapes or stirrup bone 鐙骨|镫骨, incus or anvil bone 砧骨, malleus or hammer bone 錘骨|锤骨 |
| 三人成虎 | 三人成虎 | sānrénchénghǔ | - three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact |
| 三代同堂 | 三代同堂 | sāndàitóngtáng | - three generations under one roof |
| 三个世界 | 三個世界 | sāngèshìjiè | - three worlds, i.e. Western capitalism, Soviet communism and the non-aligned countries |
| 三光政策 | 三光政策 | SānguāngZhèngcè | - Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII |
| 三峡大坝 | 三峽大壩 | SānxiáDàbà | - Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River |
| 三峡水库 | 三峽水庫 | Sānxiáshuǐkù | - Three gorges reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze |
| 三江并流 | 三江並流 | Sānjiāngbìngliú | - Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujian 怒江 or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江 or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 澜沧江 or Mekong |
| 三皇五帝 | 三皇五帝 | sānhuángwǔdì | - three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend - the earliest system of Chinese historiography |
| 三纲五常 | 三綱五常 | sāngāngwǔcháng | - three principles and five virtues (idiom) - the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信) |
| 三藩之乱 | 三藩之亂 | sānfānzhīluàn | - Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi |
| 三马同槽 | 三馬同槽 | sānmǎtóngcáo | - three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof |
| 三魂七魄 | 三魂七魄 | sānhúnqīpò | - three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man |
| 春秋三传 | 春秋三傳 | ChūnqiūSānZhuàn | - Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4] |
| 举一反三 | 舉一反三 | jǔyīfǎnsān | - to raise one and infer three - to deduce many things from one case (idiom) |
| 长江三峡 | 長江三峽 | ChángJiāngSānxiá | - Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] |
| 三七二十一 | 三七二十一 | sānqīèrshíyī | - three sevens are twenty-one (idiom) - the facts of the matter - the actual situation |
| 乾嘉三大家 | 乾嘉三大家 | QiánJiāsāndàjiā | - Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼 |
| 唐诗三百首 | 唐詩三百首 | Tángshīsānbǎishǒu | - Three hundred Tang dynasty poems, a stable anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅 |
| 大唐狄公案 | 大唐狄公案 | DàTángDíGōngàn | - Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth |
| 三个女人一个墟 | 三個女人一個墟 | sāngènǚrényīgèxū | - three women makes a crowd |
| 三个女人一台戏 | 三個女人一臺戲 | sāngenǚrényītáixì | - three women are enough for a drama (idiom) |
| 三天不打，上房揭瓦 | 三天不打，上房揭瓦 | sāntiānbùdǎ,shàngfángjiēwǎ | - three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom) - spare the rod, spoil the child |
| 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 | 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 | bīngdòngsānchǐ,fēiyīrìzhīhán | - three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day |
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