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三 sān three

One (一 yī one) plus two (二 èr two) equals three.

New character and 400 most important characters.
三	sān		three	three	_
三点	sāndiǎn		three, dot	three o'clock	_
三点钟	sāndiǎn zhōng		three, dot, o'clock	three o'clock	_
三个	sāngè		three, measure word	three	_
三日	sānrì		three, sun	the third day	_
三心二意	sānxīn èryì		three, heart, two, meaning	be of two minds, halfhearted	_
三月	sānyuè		three, moon	March	_
星期三	xīngqī sān		star, time period, three	Wednesday	_
再三	zàisān		again, three	over and over again	_

New character and 800 most important characters.
第三	dìsān		number, three	third	_
三百	sānbǎi		three, hundred	three hundred	_
三分之一	sānfēn zhīyī		three, divide, in relation to, one	one third	_
三千	sānqiān		three, thousand	3000	_
三万	sānwàn		three, ten thousand	30000	_
三围	sānwéi		three, surround	the three measurements of a woman (chest, waist, seat)	_

New character and 1600 most important characters.
三角形	sānjiǎo xíng		three, horn, form	triangle, triangletrigon	_
铁人三项	tiěrén sānxiàng		iron, person, three, item	Iron Man Triathlon	_

New character and 2000 most important characters.
三角洲	sānjiǎo zhōu		three, horn, continent	delta	_

New character and 2400 most important characters.
丢三落四	diūsān làsì		lose, three, leave behind, four	forget to bring something, forgetful	_
丢三忘四	diūsān wàngsì		lose, three, forget, four	be always forgetting things, be careless and sloppy	_

New character and 3200 most important characters.
挑三拣四	tiāosān jiǎnsì		choose, three, choose, four	pick and choose, be choosy, nitpick	_
韦编三绝	wéibiān sānjué		soft leather, weave, three, cut off	diligent in one's studies	_