Korean

Syllable

삼 • ‎(sam)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅅ, ㅏ, and ㅁ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sam/

Etymology 2

Numeral

삼 • ‎(sam) ‎(hanja 三)

1. (cardinal) three

Usage notes

In Modern Korean, numbers are almost always written in Arabic numerals.

Synonyms

• 세 ‎(se)
• 셋 ‎(set)