三
sān
three, third
The number three. Essential for counting, ordering, and representing completeness in Chinese culture.
Compound Words
📊 Total Compounds: 12 Click column headers to sort
| Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 三十 | sānshí | thirty treinta | three + ten = thirty units |
| 三月 | sānyuè | March marzo | three + month = third month |
| 三天 | sāntiān | three days tres días | three + day = three-day period |
| 三点 | sāndiǎn | three o'clock las tres | three + point = 3:00 time |
| 三角 | sānjiǎo | triangle triángulo | three + corner = three-sided shape |
| 三明治 | sānmíngzhì | sandwich sándwich | three + bright + rule = layered food |
| 三年 | sānnián | three years tres años | three + year = three-year period |
| 三国 | sānguó | Three Kingdoms Tres Reinos | three + country = historical period |
| 三维 | sānwéi | three-dimensional tridimensional | three + dimension = 3D space |
| 三分 | sānfēn | three parts, three minutes tres partes / tres minutos | three + divide = threefold division |
| 三次 | sāncì | three times tres veces | three + times = triple occurrence |
| 三代 | sāndài | three generations tres generaciones | three + generation = multigenerational |
三十 sānshí
English: thirty
Español: treinta
💡 three + ten = thirty units
三月 sānyuè
English: March
Español: marzo
💡 three + month = third month
三天 sāntiān
English: three days
Español: tres días
💡 three + day = three-day period
三点 sāndiǎn
English: three o'clock
Español: las tres
💡 three + point = 3:00 time
三角 sānjiǎo
English: triangle
Español: triángulo
💡 three + corner = three-sided shape
三明治 sānmíngzhì
English: sandwich
Español: sándwich
💡 three + bright + rule = layered food
三年 sānnián
English: three years
Español: tres años
💡 three + year = three-year period
三国 sānguó
English: Three Kingdoms
Español: Tres Reinos
💡 three + country = historical period
三维 sānwéi
English: three-dimensional
Español: tridimensional
💡 three + dimension = 3D space
三分 sānfēn
English: three parts, three minutes
Español: tres partes / tres minutos
💡 three + divide = threefold division
三次 sāncì
English: three times
Español: tres veces
💡 three + times = triple occurrence
三代 sāndài
English: three generations
Español: tres generaciones
💡 three + generation = multigenerational