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U+4E09

Seal script

Jinwen

Jianbo

Semantic variant
Specialized semantic variant

Semantic variant

Radical:+ 2 strokes = 3 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.224#12 p.443#29 Kangxi: p.76#05 Cihai: p.11r2c01 GSR: 648.a Hanyu: v1,p0004#03
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𡗗 𡭚 𢁚 𠘹 𭆻 𭖁 𮞁 𤆜 𠀧 𧈵 𠫰 𮇅 𨳔 [More]
Mandarin:sān sàn ㄙㄢ ㄙㄢˋ
Cantonese:saam1 saam3
Tang reconstruction:*sɑm sɑm
Shuowen:三部》三:天地人之道也。从三數。凡三之屬皆从三。
Guangyun:廣韻·下平聲··》三:數名,又漢複姓五氏三閭氏三閭大夫屈原之後也,沛上計三烏群三烏大夫之後也,三飯尞之後有三飯氏三州孝子之後有三州氏後單姓州蜀志有三丘務。蘇甘切,五。
廣韻·去聲··》三:三思。蘇暫切,又蘇甘切,一。
Kangxi:康熙字典·一部·》三:〔古文〕弎《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》蘇甘切《正韻》蘇監切,𡘋颯平聲。《說文》三,天地人之道也。謂以陽之一合隂之二,次第重之,其數三也。《老子·道德經》一生二,二生三,三生萬物。《史記·律書》數始於一,終於十,成於三。又《周禮·冬官考工記》凡兵無過三其身。又《左傳·昭七年》士文伯曰:政不可不愼,務三而已。一擇人,二因民,三從時。又《晉語》民生於三,事之如一。又《周語》人三爲衆,女三爲粲,獸三爲羣。又姓。明三成志。又漢複姓。屈原之後有三閭氏,三飯尞之後有三飯氏,三州孝子之後有三州氏。又去聲。《韻會》蘇暫切。《論語》三思而後行。又本作參。《博雅》參,三也。《周禮·冬官考工記》參分其股圍。《前漢·𠛬法志》秦造參夷之誅。𡘋與三同。又《韻補》叶疏簪切,音森。《·召南》摽有梅,其實三兮。下叶今。叁。
Fanqie:蘇甘 (《廣韻·下平聲··》) 蘇暫 (《廣韻·去聲··》) 蘇甘 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:three

CTP Dictionary


三能
sān tái ㄙㄢ ㄊㄞˊ : Same as “台(1.1)tái ㄊㄞˊ: 星名,即三台。 Name of a celestial body.
史記·天官書》:魁下六星,兩兩相比者,名曰三能
漢書·郊祀志上》:後十餘日,有星孛於三能
後漢書·崔駰列傳》:毅生駰,年十三能通詩、易、春秋,博學有偉才,盡通古今訓詁百家之言,善屬文。
金樓子·著書》:羲軒改物,殷周受命,三能十亂,九棘五臣,靡不夙夜在公,忠為令德。
康熙字典·》:《周禮·春官·大宗伯司中註》司中三能,三階也。

三晉
sān jìn ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ : 戰國時期的趙國、魏國、韓國三國的合稱。 Collective term for the three states of Zhao, Wei, and Han which replaced the state of Jin.
墨子·魯問》:昔者,智伯伐范氏與中行氏,兼三晉之地,諸侯報其讎,百姓苦其勞,而弗為用,是以國為虛戾,身為刑戮用是也。
Formerly, Zhi Bo attacked both the house of Fan and the house of Zhongxing, and absorbed all the land of the Three Jin states. The feudal lords then took vengeance and his people complained of the hardship and would not be commanded. Thereupon the state perished and he was executed.
商君書·來民》:秦之所與鄰者,三晉也。
The neighbours of Qin are the three Jin states.
韓非子·初見秦》:東以弱齊、燕,中以凌三晉
淮南子·齊俗訓》:智伯有三晉而欲不澹,林類、榮啟期,衣若縣衰而意不慊。
史記·周本紀》:定王十六年,三晉滅智伯,分有其地。
墨子閒詁·非攻下》:檀弓》『二名不偏諱』,《大戴記·勸學》篇『偏與之而無私』,魏策『偏事三晉之吏』

Example usage

論語·學而》:曾子曰:「吾日省吾身:為人謀而不忠乎?」
The philosopher Zeng said, "I daily examine myself on three points: whether, in transacting business for others, I may have been not faithful."
孟子·盡心下》:吾於《武成》,取二策而已矣。
In the "Completion of the War," I select two or three passages only, which I believe.
禮記·投壺》:比投不釋,勝飲不勝者,正爵既行,請為勝者立馬,一馬從二馬,馬既立,請慶多馬。
'If you throw a second (without waiting for your opponent to pitch), it is not reckoned.' The victor gives the vanquished a cup to drink; and when the cups of decision have been dispatched, the superintendent begs to set up what he calls 'a horse' for the victor. If he set up one horse, then a second, and finally a third, he begs to congratulate the thrower on the number of his horses.
孝經·喪親》:日而食,教民無以死傷生。
After three days he may partake of food, for thus the people are taught that the living should not be injured on account of the dead.
揚子法言》:綠衣百,色如之何矣!
Three hundred green robes—but what about the color?
墨子·經說上》:法:意、規、員也,俱可以為法。
The idea, the compasses, a circle, all three may serve as standard.
莊子·逍遙遊》:諧之言曰:「鵬之徙於南冥也,水擊千里,摶扶搖而上者九萬里,去以六月息者也。」
We have in it these words: 'When the peng is removing to the Southern Ocean it flaps (its wings) on the water for 3000 li. Then it ascends on a whirlwind 90,000 li, and it rests only at the end of six months.'
道德經》:十輻,共一轂,當其無,有車之用。
The thirty spokes unite in the one nave; but it is on the empty space (for the axle), that the use of the wheel depends.
商君書·更法》:孝公平畫,公孫鞅、甘龍、杜摯大夫御於君,慮世事之變,討正法之本,求使民之道。
Duke Xiao discussed his policy. The three Great Officers, Gong sun Yang, Gan Long and Du Zhi, were in attendance on the Prince. Their thoughts dwelt on the vicissitudes of the world's affairs; they discussed the principles of rectifying the law, and they sought for the way of directing the people.
孫子兵法·始計》:故經之以五事,校之以計,而索其情,一曰道,二曰天,曰地,四曰將,五曰法。
The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.
荀子·大略》:誥誓不及五帝,盟詛不及王,交質子不及五伯。
說苑·君道》:周公踐天子之位布德施惠,遠而逾明,十二牧,方人,出舉遠方之民,有饑寒而不得衣食者,有獄訟而失職者,有賢才而不舉者,以入告乎天子,天子於其君之朝也,攝而進之曰:「意朕之政教有不得者與!」
春秋繁露·玉杯》:難者曰:「喪之法,不過年。」
韓詩外傳·卷一》:曾子仕於莒,得粟秉,方是之時,曾子重其祿而輕其身。
大戴禮記·主言》:是故昔者明主內脩七教,外行至。
白虎通德論·》:等者,法光也。
新書·六術》:是故先王設為昭穆廟,以禁其亂。
新序·善謀下》:夫關中左肴函,右隴蜀,沃野千里,南有巴蜀之饒,北有故宛之利,阻面,守一隅,東向制諸侯,諸侯安定,河渭漕輓。
中論·治學》:教備而人道畢矣。
孔子家語·相魯》:至會所,為壇,土階等,以遇禮相見,揖讓而豋。
潛夫論·務本》:者守本離末則民富,離本守末則民貧,貧則阨而忌善,富則樂而可教。
論衡·命義》:此謂命。
太玄經·玄首都序》:方州部家,位踈成,曰陳其九九,以為數生。
風俗通義·皇霸》:故《易》紀皇,《書》敘唐、虞,惟天為大,唯堯則之,巍巍其有成功,煥乎其有文章。
孔叢子·嘉言》:又執監吏,將殺之。
申鑒·政體》:其功格宇宙,粵有虎臣亂政,時亦惟荒圯湮,茲洪軌儀,鑒于代之典,王允迪厥德,功業有尚。
忠經·守宰章》:者備矣,然後可以理人。
素書·求人之志章》:右第章言志不可以妄求。
新語·道基》:太公自布衣昇公之位,累世享千乘之爵。
獨斷·卷上》:其命令一曰「策書」,二曰「制書」,曰「詔書」,四曰「戒書」。
蔡中郎集·獨斷》:卻敵冠、前高四寸,通長四寸,後高寸,監門衛士服之,《禮》無文。
列子·天瑞》:人生有不見日月、不免襁褓者,吾既已行年九十矣,是樂也。
鶡冠子·博選》:道凡四稽:一曰天,二曰地,曰人,四曰命。
文子·道原》:夫道者,高不可極,深不可測,苞裹天地,稟受無形,原流泏泏,沖而不盈,濁以靜之徐清,施之無窮,無所朝夕,表之不盈一握,約而能張,幽而能明,柔而能剛,含陰吐陽,而章
文始真經·一宇》:者、又合為一。
列仙傳·偓佺》:時人受服者,皆至二百歲焉。
鬻子》:昔者帝嚳年十五而佐帝顓頊,十而治天下。
老子河上公章句》:五帝垂象,倉頡作書,不如皇結繩無文。
韓非子·初見秦》:世有亡,而天下得之,其此之謂乎!
申不害·佚文》:寸之機1運而天下定,方寸之謀2正而天下治。
慎子·威德》:王五伯之德,參於天地,通于鬼神,周於生物者,其得助博也。

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