| nu | 三 | 三 | three | san1 |
| n | 三月 | 三月 | March | san1 yue4 |
| nu | 三倍 | 三倍 | three times | san1 bei4 |
| n | 三哥 | 三哥 | the third older brother | san1 ge1 |
| n | 三军 | 三軍 | three armed forces | san1 jun1 |
| 三人行，必有我师 | If three of us are walking together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher. |