TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
三
ㄙㄢ · sān
num — three
字源 FORM — what the parts do
三形three strokes, one for each
Three strokes laid one above another — three things counted. The oldest numbers are tallies: 一、二、三 add a stroke at a time, and stop stacking at four.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
牆上劃了三道（三）——到今天，第三天了。
Three lines (三) scratched on the wall — day three.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)三— three常用
→再三、三思— again and again — three standing for many
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension