Chinese

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three country; state; nation
trad. (三國)
simp. (三国)
anagram 國三国三

Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “concrete date or dynasty where the term originates to refer to this period”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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三國

  1. (Chinese history) the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)
  2. (Korean history) the Three Kingdoms of Korea
  3. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 三国, Mikuni

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (三國):

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See also

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Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name Time period Divisions
Xia
(~朝, ~代)
2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang
(~朝, ~代)
(~朝, ~代)
1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou
(~朝, ~代)
1046 – 256 BCE Western Zhou
西周
Eastern Zhou
東周 / 东周
Spring and Autumn period
春秋
Warring States period
戰國 / 战国
Qin
(~朝, ~代)
221 – 206 BCE
Han
 / (~朝, ~代)
206 BCE – 220 C.E. Western Han
西漢 / 西汉
Xin
(~朝)
Eastern Han
東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms
三國 / 三国
220 – 280 C.E. Wei
Shu Han
蜀漢 / 蜀汉
Wu
 /
Jin
 / (~朝, ~代)
265 – 420 C.E. Western Jin
西晉 / 西晋
Eastern Jin
東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝
420 – 589 C.E. Northern dynasties
北朝
Northern Wei
北魏
Western Wei
西魏
Eastern Wei
東魏 / 东魏
Northern Zhou
北周
Northern Qi
北齊 / 北齐
Southern dynasties
南朝
Liu Song
劉宋 / 刘宋
Southern Qi
南齊 / 南齐
Liang
(~朝, ~代)
Chen
 / (~朝, ~代)
Sui
(~朝, ~代)
581 – 618 C.E.
Tang
(~朝, ~代)
618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國 / 五代十国
907 – 960 C.E.
Liao
 / (~朝, ~代)
907 – 1125 C.E.
Song
(~朝, ~代)
960 – 1279 C.E. Northern Song
北宋
Southern Song
南宋
Western Xia
西夏
1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin
(~朝, ~代)
1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao
西遼 / 西辽
1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan
(~朝, ~代)
1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming
(~朝, ~代)
1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing
(~朝, ~代)
1636 – 1912 C.E.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さん
Grade: 1
こく > ごく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
くに
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 三國 – see the following entry.
三国さんごく
[noun] three countries
[noun] Japan, China, and India
[noun] Japan, Korea, and China
[noun] all the world
[noun] Three Kingdoms of ancient China: Wei (), Shu ( (shǔ)), and Wu ( / )
三国みくに
[proper noun] Mount Mikuni (a mountain in Gifu Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, 三國, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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三國 (Samguk) (hangeul 삼국)

  1. hanja form? of 삼국 (the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE))

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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三國

  1. chữ Hán form of Tam Quốc (the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE))