Surname · Chinese
三
三 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.
ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script.
Meaning & origin
三’s family of names
In Japanese usage, 三 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Korean form 삼.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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