| 魏 | wei4 | surname Wei |
| 蓬莱 | peng2 lai2 | by extension, fairyland |
| 鼎立 | ding3 li4 ding4 li4 | tripartite confrontation or balance of forces |
| 约分 | yue1 fen1 | reduced fraction (e.g. one half for three sixths) |
| 东三省 | dong1 san1 sheng3 | the three provinces in northeast China |
| 东吴 | dong1 wu2 | Eastern Wu (222-280) |
| 三弦 | san1 xian2 | three-stringed |
| 三不 | san1 bu4 | the three Nos |
| 三和弦 | san1 he2 xian2 | musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so |
| 曹魏 | cao2 wei4 | Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265 |
| 第三者 | di4 san1 zhe3 | abbr. to å°ä¸‰ |
| 三定 | san1 ding4 | three laws |
| 张飞 | zhang1 fei1 | Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine |