Spot 三
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
三 component
sān · three
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 三
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue三Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 三.
丰=
+丨
兰=
丷
仨=
亻
闫=
门
叁=
厶+大
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 三 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
丰富fēngfù
to enrich
HSK 3.0 · L4丰富多彩fēngfù-duōcǎirichly colorful
HSK 3.0 · L5丰收fēngshōuto reap a bumper harvest
HSK 3.0 · L6兰花lánhuācymbidium
HSK 3.0 · L6丰厚fēnghòugenerous
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丰满fēngmǎnample
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丰盛fēngshèngrich
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丰硕fēngshuòplentiful
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丰度fēng dùabundance
丰美fēng měiabundant and prosperous
丰年fēng niánprosperous year
丰沛fēng pèicopious