三花臉 sānhuāliǎn opera clown Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 三 sān numeral third the third in a series; ordinal number three花脸 花臉 huāliǎn painted-face male role The male role in traditional Chinese opera with a heavily painted face, typically representing characters with forceful, rough, or treacherous personalities; a common term for the 净 jìng role.