Chinese words starting with “san”
10 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable san. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial s · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 5
- 3rd tone 2
- 4th tone 3
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 散步sàn bùHSK 3
to take a walk; to go for a walk
All 10 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 三 | sān | m,t | three; 3 | |
| 2 | 散 | sàn | v,a,ad | to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack | |
| 3 | 伞 | sǎn | n | umbrella; parasol | |
| 4 | 散发 | sàn fā | v | to distribute; to emit; to issue | |
| 5 | 三角 | sān jiǎo | n | triangle | |
| 6 | 散布 | sàn bù | v | to disseminate | |
| 7 | 三明治 | sān míng zhì | n,nz | sandwich (loanword) | |
| 8 | 三维 | sān wéi | mq,n | three-dimensional; 3D | |
| 9 | 散文 | sǎn wén | n | prose; essay | |
| 10 | 三番五次 | sān fān wǔ cì | l | over and over again (idiom) |
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