| 三 |
sān yuán | (old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元, metropolitan 会元 and palace 状元 |
| 三 |
Sān | surname San |
| 三 |
sān | three / 3 |
| 元 |
Yuán | surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元 |
yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon |