三
부수: 一
획수: 3획
三 simply means three.
三 = 三
X = semantic
• 三 depicts three fingers. Clearly, this represents ‘three’.
Evolution:
三 = ’three’ ➔ ’several’
Mnemonic
三 = 3 fingers.
Vocab
| 三 | 삼 | three |
| 三月 | 삼월 | March |
| 三角形 | 삼각형 | a triangle |
| 三修 | 삼수 | third attempt |
| 三國 | 삼국 | the Three Kingdoms |
| 三流 | 삼류 | third rate |
| 三寸 | 삼촌 | paternal uncle |
| 三角팬티 | 삼각팬티 | briefs |
| 三거리 | 삼거리 | T-intersection, Y-intersection |
| 三脚臺 | 삼각대 | tripod |
| 三次元 | 삼차원 | three dimensional |
| 三角關係 | 삼각관계 | love triangle |
| 三頭膊筋 | 삼두박근 | the triceps |
| 三寒四溫 | 삼한사온 | three cold days and four warm days |
| 三三五五 | 삼삼오오 | in groups |
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Bibliography
Affiliate links help support uK.
— Daum 사전, [s.v. 三].
— Grant, B.K. (1982). A Guide To Korean Characters: Reading and Writing Hangul and Hanja, [s.v. 17]. Seoul: Hollym.
— Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters, [s.v. 三, 一].
— Seely, C., Henshall, K.G., & Fan, J. (2016). The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji: Remembering and Understanding the 2,136 Standard Japanese Characters, [s.v. 25]. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing.