三聲 sānshēng third tone Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents sānshēng third tone 三 sān numeral third the third in a series; ordinal number three声 聲 shēng tone (bound form) tone of a character or syllable; the musical pitch of a soundsānshēng three sounds 三 sān numeral three the number three; 3声 聲 shēng measure word measure word for sounds used for sounds and the number of times a voice is used, as in "a cry" or "shout twice"sānshēng three greetings 三 sān numeral three the number three; 3声 聲 shēng noun sound sound; voice; noise; something that can be heard