HSK 1

(sān): three

sān

three

Pinyin

sān

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

three

How to Write (sān)

is written in 3 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

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Origin of

Three  parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

one
two

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

再三

zàisān

丢三落四

diūsānlàsì

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