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Chinese characters with Pinyin san

Learn how to write 8 Chinese characters pronounced “san” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “san” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced sàn

1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation sàn, including 散 (scattered).

1 character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced sǎn

4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation sǎn, including 伞 (umbrella), 傘 (Chinese character), 馓 (used in 饊子|馓子[san3 zi5]), 饊 (Chinese character).

4 characters
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced sān

3 dictionary entries use the pronunciation sān, including 三 (three), 叁 (three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)), 毵 (long-haired).

3 characters
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE

Practice these san characters

Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 3 useful characters from this pronunciation group.

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