sān

叁

Character · NumeralTraditional參

uppercase form of 三

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

numeral

uppercase form of three

formal

Used primarily on financial documents, checks, contracts and other official papers to prevent alteration of numbers.

Zhè这
zhāng张
zhī支
piào票
shàng上
de的
jīn金
é额
shì是
sān叁
bǎi佰
yuán元
zhěng整
 。

The amount on this check is three hundred yuan exactly.

Hé合
tóng同
lǐ里
de的
kuǎn款
xiàng项
yào要
xiě写
dà大
xiě写
shù数
zì字
 ,
bǐ比
rú如
yī壹
 、
èr贰
 、
sān叁
 。

Amounts in contracts should be written in uppercase numerals, such as one, two, three.

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Tā他
bǎ把
sān叁
xiě写
chéng成
le了
 “
sān三
 ”
 ,
bèi被
cái财
wù务
rén人
yuán员
tí提
xǐng醒
xiū修
gǎi改
le了
 。

He wrote 三 instead of 叁, and was reminded by the finance staff to correct it.

Yín银
háng行
yāo要
qiú求
huì汇
kuǎn款
dān单
shàng上
de的
shù数
zì字
bì必
xū须
yòng用
dà大
xiě写
 :
yī壹
 、
èr贰
 、
sān叁
 、
sì肆
 。

Banks require that numbers on remittance slips be written in uppercase: one, two, three, four.

Bào报
xiāo销
dān单
shàng上
de的
sān叁
qiān仟
yuán元
xū需
yào要
lǐng领
dǎo导
qiān签
zì字
què确
rèn认
 。

The three thousand yuan on the reimbursement form needs the leader's signature for confirmation.