Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "三"

The character "三" has 3 strokes. Its radical is "一". View the introduction of "三"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "三."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "三"

num.: three; third; more than two; several; many; few

Form words with "三"

三相电流 three-phase current

三连音符 triplet

三转九弯 many twists and turns

三脚凳 three-legged stool

三连败 three-game losing streak

三角阀 triangle valve; angle valve

三车道公路 three-lane road

三爪儿锅 pan standing on three feet

三进制运算 ternary arithmetic

三星级宾馆 three-star hotel

三十公尺长 30 metres long

正北三公里 three kilometres due north

八秩晋三 eighty-three years old

三绺毛线 three strands of wool

三牙轮钻头 three cone bit

三听咖啡 three tins of coffee

三氯化锇 osmium trichloride

蛤蟆蹦三蹦，还得歇三歇 even frogs don't hop nonstop

种了三畦大蒜 grow three beds of garlic

投了个三不沾 shoot an air ball

Example phrases using "三"

• 歌唱家应听众要求又唱了三首歌。

  The singer gave three encores.

• 这个文件要印一式两/三/四份。

  This document should be printed in duplicate/triplicate/quadruplicate.

• 三停儿去了两停儿，还剩一停儿。

  When two thirds are taken away, there is only one third left.

• 我们班男女生人数对比是一比三。

  The ratio between boys and girls/of boys to girls in our class is one to three.

• 宁可早到三小时，不可晚来一分钟。

  Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

• 五停儿苹果有三停儿是坏的。

  Three out of five apples are rotten. / Three-fifths of the apples are rotten.

• 华尔兹舞曲每一小节有三拍。

  A waltz has three beats to a measure.

• 这种药每隔三小时服一片。

  One pill is to be taken every four hours.

• 用三除十得三，余数是一。

  If you divide ten by three, the quotient is three with a remainder of one.

• 三连败后，球队士气低落。

  Three straight losses got the team down.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.