三元

Chinese

three
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad.
(三元)

Pronunciation


Noun

三元

  1. (historical) winning three stages in imperial examinations: 解元 (jièyuán), first place in 鄉試乡试 (xiāngshì, “triennial provincial imperial exam”); 會元会元 (huìyuán), first place in 會試会试 (huìshì, “triennial metropolitan imperial exam”); 狀元状元 (zhuàngyuan), first place in 殿試殿试 (diànshì, “palace exam”)
  2. (Chinese philosophy) the three elements: heaven( (tiān)), earth( ()), and man( (rén))
    Synonym: 三才 (sāncái)
  3. (historical, Chinese mathematics) three variables: x(天元), y(地元), z(人元)
  4. (大帝) (Taoism) the three great Emperor-Officials, important deities in Taoism: the Heavenly Official 天官 (tiānguān), the Earthly Official 地官 (dìguān) and the Water Official 水官 (shuǐguān)
  5. () (Taoism) the respective birthdates of the above deities: 上元 (Shàngyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), 中元 (zhōngyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), and 下元(on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (三元):
  • Japanese: 三元(さんげん) (sangen)

Proper noun

三元

  1. () Sanyuan (a district of Sanming, Fujian, China)
  2. () Sanyuan Town (name of several towns and townships in China)
  3. () Sanyuan (a village in Huilong, Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(さん)(げん) • (sangen) 

  1. the general term for three festivals: (じょう)(げん) (jōgen)(on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), (ちゅう)(げん) (chūgen)(on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), and ()(げん) (kagen)(on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month)
  2. New Year's Day, the beginning(元) of the three time periods: the year, the month and the day
    Synonyms: 元旦, 元日, 正月
  3. the three elements: heaven(), earth(), and man()
    Synonym: 三才
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