sān
three
Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 三
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
3 | ||
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history | ||
the belt of Orion | ||
Wednesday | ||
triangle |
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