三 (Sān)

Etymology

Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“三，天地人之道也。从三數。弎，古文三从弋。”

Example sentences

1. 快三时了。 — It is almost three.
2. Tom有三只猫。 — Tom has three cats.
3. 今天三号。 — Today is the 3rd.
4. 现在三点。 — It is three o'clock right now.
5. 我三十岁。 — I'm thirty.

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