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三
sān
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English Definitionthree; 3; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script三
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinsān
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄙㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)saam1
Part of Speech(数) numeral
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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