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Chinese Character Three 三
Chinese characters can be decomposed into components called radicals or bushou. The most commonly accepted table of radicals for traditional Chinese characters consists of 214 entries. These 214 radicals were popularized back in the reign of Qing emperor Kangxi, who commissioned what is now known as the Kangxi Zidian, a character dictionary listing over 47,000 entries. Tables with fewer or greater number of radicals have been devised for simplified characters. Being able to recognize the common radicals helps in the learning and recognition of new characters. Some but not all radical are complete characters in their own right. Some radicals have more than one form. Finally, simplified characters have resulted in additional variants.
Tips: The character consists of three horizontal strokes. The middle strokes is the shortest, while the bottom one is the longest.
Stoke order:
Radical: 一 (横, heng, horizontal stroke)
Frequently-used words or phrases:
| 三角 |
sān jiǎo |
n. |
triangle |
| 三月 |
sān yuè |
n. |
March |
| 再三 |
zài sān |
adv. |
time and again |
| 三个月 |
sān gè yuè |
ph. |
three months |
| 星期三 |
xīng qī sān |
n. |
Wednesday |
| 三三两两 |
sān sān liǎng liǎng |
id. |
in twos or threes |
| 三心二意 |
sān xīn èr yì |
id. |
be of two minds |
| 三言两语 |
sān yán liǎng yǔ |
id. |
in a few words |
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