| 三 | sam | three |
| 杉 | sam | various species of pine and fir |
| 叁 | sam | bank form of numeral 'three' |
| 参 | sam cham | take part in, intervene; ginseng |
| 衫 | sam | shirt; robe; gown; jacket |
| 芟 | sam | mow, cut; weed out; scythe |
| 釤 | sam | samarium |
| 參 | sam | take part in, intervene |
| 叄 | cham sam | take part in, intervene; ginseng |
| 參 | cham sam | take part in, intervene; ginseng |
| 森 | sam | forest; luxuriant vegetation |
| 毿 | sam | long feathers; scraggy |
| 糝 | sam | scattered (grains of rice); mixed |
| 蔘 | sam | ginseng; huge |
| 鬖 | sam | wild hair |