Chinese Character 三 (saam1 saam3 | san1) : three; several

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三
saam1 saam3 san1
[1] three; third; thrice [2] several; many; few [saam3] is used only in literary (e.g. 三思) or other rare compounds. alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 參 Stroke count: 3 Level: 1 Radical: 一 (#1)
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This character was last edited on 11th May 2008
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三點半 saam1 dim2 bun3 san1 dian3 ban4 = 3:30; half past three 星期三 sing1 kei4 saam1 xing1 qi1 san1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 san1 (Taiwan) = Wednesday 三月 saam1 jyut6 san1 yue4 = March 三個月 saam1 go3 jyut6 = trimester, three months 第三 dai6 saam1 di4 san1 = third 再三 zoi3 saam1 zai4 san1 = again and again 三思 saam3 si1 = to think thrice 三文魚 saam1 man4 jyu4*2 san1 wen2 yu2 = salmon 禮拜三 lai5 baai3 saam1 li3 bai4 san1 = Wednesday 三文治 saam1 man4 zi6 = sandwich粵 See all 295 compounds
Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 三而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵 edit What time is it now? It's a quarter past three. 聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋粵 edit There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas. 聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國 edit There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas. 你係咪睇緊三級片？粵 edit Are you watching a pornographic movie? 三步擸埋兩步走粵 edit He walks in long strides. 十三不祥 edit 13 is an unlucky number 雖然佢三十六度板斧都出齊，但都唔夠你犀利粵 edit Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you. 佢噉嘅三板斧仲敢喺一哥面前自吹自擂? 粵 edit He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master? 佢真利害，三兩下手勢就做低對手粵 edit His opponent was defeated in no time. He is really formidable. 我斷估咋，原來佢真係廿三歲粵 edit I was only making wild guesses. Didn't know he actually was 23 years old. Show all 13 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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