| 三 | [ sān ] three, 3 |
| 三百 | [ sān bǎi ] three hundred |
| 三百億 | [ sān bǎi yì ] 30 billion |
| 三百亿 | [ sān bǎi yì ] 30 billion |
| 三倍 | [ sān bèi ] triple |
| 三不 | [ sān bù ] "the three no's" (an example of an abbreviated slogan or catchphrase) |
| 三叉戟 | [ sān chā jǐ ] trident |
| 三岔口 | [ sān chà kǒu ] At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan |
| 三重 | [ sān chóng ] treble |
| 三次 | [ sān cì ] third, three times, (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) |
| 三次曲線 | [ sān cì qū xìan ] (geom.) cubic curve |
| 三次曲线 | [ sān cì qū xìan ] (geom.) cubic curve |
| 三等分 | [ sān děng fēn ] (geom.) trisection |
| 三等分角 | [ sān děng fēn jiǎo ] (geom.) trisecting an angle |
| 三地門鄉 | [ sān dì mén xīang ] (N) Santimen (village in Taiwan) |
| 三地门乡 | [ sān dì mén xīang ] (N) Santimen (village in Taiwan) |
| 三疊紀 | [ sān díe jì ] Triassic (geological period) |
| 三叠纪 | [ sān díe jì ] Triassic (geological period) |
| 三疊紀 | [ sān díe jì ] Triassic (geological period) |
| 三叠纪 | [ sān díe jì ] Triassic (geological period) |
| 三都水族自治縣 | [ sān dōu shǔi zú zì zhì xìan ] (N) Sandou Shuizu autonomous county (county in Guizhou) |
| 三都水族自治县 | [ sān dōu shǔi zú zì zhì xìan ] (N) Sandou Shuizu autonomous county (county in Guizhou) |
| 三番五次 | [ sān fān wǔ cì ] (saying) do over and over again |
| 三分之二 | [ sān fēn zhī èr ] two-thirds |
| 三分之一 | [ sān fēn zhī yī ] one third |
| 三氟化硼 | [ sān fú hùa péng ] boron trifluoride |
| 三個代表 | [ sān gè dài biǎo ] the Three Represents of Jiang Zemin |
| 三个代表 | [ sān gè dài biǎo ] the Three Represents of Jiang Zemin |
| 三國演義 | [ sān gúo yǎn yì ] name of a classic novel, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" |
| 三国演义 | [ sān gúo yǎn yì ] name of a classic novel, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" |
| 三合土 | [ sān hé tǔ ] concrete, cement, mortar |
| 三河縣 | [ sān hé xìan ] (N) Sanhe county (county in Beijing) |
| 三河县 | [ sān hé xìan ] (N) Sanhe county (county in Beijing) |
| 三合一 | [ sān hé yī ] three in one, triple |
| 三合一疫苗 | [ sān hé yī yì miáo ] DTP vaccination |
| 三江侗族自治縣 | [ sān jīang dòng zú zì zhì xìan ] (N) Sanjiang Dongzu autonomous county (county in Guangxi) |
| 三江侗族自治县 | [ sān jīang dòng zú zì zhì xìan ] (N) Sanjiang Dongzu autonomous county (county in Guangxi) |
| 三角 | [ sān jiǎo ] (n) a triangle |
| 三角腹帶 | [ sān jiǎo fù dài ] athletic supporter |
| 三角腹带 | [ sān jiǎo fù dài ] athletic supporter |
| 三角形 | [ sān jiǎo xíng ] triangle |
| 三角洲 | [ sān jiǎo zhōu ] delta |
| 三棱鏡 | [ sān léng jìng ] (triangular) prism |
| 三棱镜 | [ sān léng jìng ] (triangular) prism |
| 三稜鏡 | [ sān léng jìng ] prism |
| 三稜镜 | [ sān léng jìng ] prism |
| 三磷酸腺苷 | [ sān lín sūan xìan gān ] adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
| 三氯化磷 | [ sān lǜ hùa lín ] phosphorous trichloride |
| 三氯氧磷 | [ sān lǜ yǎng lín ] phosphorous oxychloride |
| 三輪車伕 | [ sān lún chē fū ] pedicab driver |
| 三轮车夫 | [ sān lún chē fū ] pedicab driver |
| 三門峽 | [ sān mén xía ] (N) Sanmenxia (city in Henan) |
| 三门峡 | [ sān mén xía ] (N) Sanmenxia (city in Henan) |
| 三民區 | [ sān mín qū ] (N) Sanmin (area in Taiwan) |
| 三民区 | [ sān mín qū ] (N) Sanmin (area in Taiwan) |
| 三民鄉 | [ sān mín xīang ] (N) Sanmin (village in Taiwan) |
| 三民乡 | [ sān mín xīang ] (N) Sanmin (village in Taiwan) |
| 三明 | [ sān míng ] (N) Sanming (city in Fujian) |
| 三明治 | [ sān míng zhì ] sandwich |
| 三年 | [ sān nían ] three years |
| 三千到五千萬 | [ sān qīan dào wǔ qīan wàn ] 30 to 50 million |
| 三千到五千万 | [ sān qīan dào wǔ qīan wàn ] 30 to 50 million |
| 三千五百 | [ sān qīan wǔ bǎi ] 3 500 |
| 三色紫羅蘭 | [ sān sè zǐ lúo lán ] pansy |
| 三色紫罗兰 | [ sān sè zǐ lúo lán ] pansy |
| 三十 | [ sān shí ] thirty, 30 |
| 三十年來 | [ sān shí nían lái ] for the past thirty years |
| 三十年来 | [ sān shí nían lái ] for the past thirty years |
| 三十四 | [ sān shí sì ] thirty-four, 34 |
| 三十天 | [ sān shí tīan ] thirty days |
| 三十五億 | [ sān shí wǔ yì ] 3.5 billion |
| 三十五亿 | [ sān shí wǔ yì ] 3.5 billion |
| 三十億 | [ sān shí yì ] three billion |
| 三十亿 | [ sān shí yì ] three billion |
| 三水縣 | [ sān shǔi xìan ] (N) Sanshui county (county in Guangdong) |
| 三水县 | [ sān shǔi xìan ] (N) Sanshui county (county in Guangdong) |
| 三穗縣 | [ sān sùi xìan ] (N) Sansui county (county in Guizhou) |
| 三穗县 | [ sān sùi xìan ] (N) Sansui county (county in Guizhou) |
| 三台縣 | [ sān tái xìan ] (N) Santai county (county in Sichuan) |
| 三台县 | [ sān tái xìan ] (N) Santai county (county in Sichuan) |
| 三體問題 | [ sān tǐ wèn tí ] the three-body problem (math. phys.) |
| 三体问题 | [ sān tǐ wèn tí ] the three-body problem (math. phys.) |
| 三天 | [ sān tīan ] three days |
| 三灣鄉 | [ sān wān xīang ] (N) Sanwan (village in Taiwan) |
| 三湾乡 | [ sān wān xīang ] (N) Sanwan (village in Taiwan) |
| 三萬 | [ sān wàn ] 30 thousand |
| 三万 | [ sān wàn ] 30 thousand |
| 三萬七千 | [ sān wàn qī qīan ] 37 thousand |
| 三万七千 | [ sān wàn qī qīan ] 37 thousand |
| 三維 | [ sān wéi ] three dimensional, 3D |
| 三维 | [ sān wéi ] three dimensional, 3D |
| 三維空間 | [ sān wéi kōng jīan ] three-dimensional space, 3D |
| 三维空间 | [ sān wéi kōng jīan ] three-dimensional space, 3D |
| 三位一體 | [ sān wèi yī tǐ ] trinity |
| 三位一体 | [ sān wèi yī tǐ ] trinity |
| 三峽 | [ sān xía ] The Three Changjiang River Gorges, The Three Gorges |
| 三峡 | [ sān xía ] The Three Changjiang River Gorges, The Three Gorges |
| 三峽鎮 | [ sān xía zhèn ] (N) Sanhsia (town in Taiwan) |
| 三峡镇 | [ sān xía zhèn ] (N) Sanhsia (town in Taiwan) |
| 三星 | [ sān xīng ] Samsung, South Korean electronics company |
| 三星鄉 | [ sān xīng xīang ] (N) Sanhsing (village in Taiwan) |
| 三星乡 | [ sān xīng xīang ] (N) Sanhsing (village in Taiwan) |
| 三亞 | [ sān yà ] (N) Sanya (city in Hainan) |
| 三亚 | [ sān yà ] (N) Sanya (city in Hainan) |
| 三義鄉 | [ sān yì xīang ] (N) Sani (village in Taiwan) |
| 三义乡 | [ sān yì xīang ] (N) Sani (village in Taiwan) |
| 三原縣 | [ sān yúan xìan ] (N) Sanyuan county (county in Shaanxi) |
| 三原县 | [ sān yúan xìan ] (N) Sanyuan county (county in Shaanxi) |
| 三月 | [ sān yùe ] March, third month |
| 三月二十一號 | [ sān yùe èr shí yī hào ] March 21 |
| 三月二十一号 | [ sān yùe èr shí yī hào ] March 21 |
| 三芝鄉 | [ sān zhī xīang ] (N) Sanchih (village in Taiwan) |
| 三芝乡 | [ sān zhī xīang ] (N) Sanchih (village in Taiwan) |
| ⇒ 半夜三更 | [ bàn yè sān gēng ] in the depth of night, late at night |
| ⇒ 癟三 | [ bīe sān ] a wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing |
| ⇒ 瘪三 | [ bīe sān ] a wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing |
| ⇒ 不等邊三角形 | [ bù děng bīan sān jiǎo xíng ] scalene triangle |
| ⇒ 不等边三角形 | [ bù děng bīan sān jiǎo xíng ] scalene triangle |
| ⇒ 不三不四 | [ bù sān bù sì ] dubious, shady, neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl, nondescript |
| ⇒ 朝三暮四 | [ cháo sān mù sì ] (saying) to change sth that is already settled upon; blow hot and cold |
| ⇒ 雌三醇 | [ cí sān chún ] estriol |
| ⇒ 第三 | [ dì sān ] third, No. 3 |
| ⇒ 第三次 | [ dì sān cì ] third, third time |
| ⇒ 第三方 | [ dì sān fāng ] third party |
| ⇒ 第三十 | [ dì sān shí ] thirtieth |
| ⇒ 第三世界 | [ dì sān shì jìe ] Third World |
| ⇒ 第十三 | [ dì shí sān ] thirteenth |
| ⇒ 二氯異三聚氰酸鈉 | [ èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng sūan nà ] sodium dichloroisocyanurate |
| ⇒ 二氯异三聚氰酸钠 | [ èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng sūan nà ] sodium dichloroisocyanurate |
| ⇒ 二十三 | [ èr shí sān ] 23 |
| ⇒ 建三江 | [ jìan sān jīang ] (N) Jiansanjiang (place in Heilongjiang) |
| ⇒ 接二連三 | [ jīe èr lían sān ] (saying) one right after another |
| ⇒ 接二连三 | [ jīe èr lían sān ] (saying) one right after another |
| ⇒ 陸海空三軍 | [ lù hǎi kōng sān jūn ] army, navy, air force |
| ⇒ 陆海空三军 | [ lù hǎi kōng sān jūn ] army, navy, air force |
| ⇒ 湄公河三角洲 | [ méi gōng hé sān jiǎo zhōu ] Mekong River delta |
| ⇒ 七月三十號 | [ qī yùe sān shí hào ] July 30 |
| ⇒ 七月三十号 | [ qī yùe sān shí hào ] July 30 |
| ⇒ 入木三分 | [ rù mù sān fēn ] written in a forceful hand, penetrating, profound |
| ⇒ 十三 | [ shí sān ] thirteen, 13 |
| ⇒ 十三經 | [ shí sān jīng ] the Thirteen Confucian Classics |
| ⇒ 十三经 | [ shí sān jīng ] the Thirteen Confucian Classics |
| ⇒ 十三日 | [ shí sān rì ] thirtieth day of a month |
| ⇒ 四十三 | [ sì shí sān ] 43, forty three |
| ⇒ 腺嘌呤核甘三磷酸 | [ xìan biāo líng hé gān sān lín sūan ] Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
| ⇒ 星期三 | [ xīng qī sān ] Wednesday |
| ⇒ 約翰三書 | [ yūe hàn sān shū ] 3 John |
| ⇒ 约翰三书 | [ yūe hàn sān shū ] 3 John |
| ⇒ 再三 | [ zài sān ] over and over again, again and again |
| ⇒ 周三 | [ zhōu sān ] Wednesday |
