sān​jiǎ

top three ranks

Senses

三甲 sān​jiǎ top three ranks

The three ranks of candidates who passed the final imperial examination during the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties

三甲 sān​jiǎ the third rank

(literary) Specifically referring to the third and lowest of the three groups of successful candidates in the imperial examination

References

abbreviation 三甲/三甲 三级甲等/三级甲等