三 · Cheng Miao
三 (sān, 1st tone) is, for Xu Shen, not arithmetic but cosmology: 天地人之道也。从三數 — ‘the way of heaven, earth and man; counted by threes.’ The Hetu assigns ‘天三生木,’ making three the generative wood number. Its authority is philosophical: the Daode $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart