Three Emperors: (1) Emperor, Emperor Of the Earth, Emperor of Ren (Sima Qian's Records of History) ;(2) Emperor of Heaven, Emperor of Earth, Emperor Tai (Xu Zhen's "Three Five Calendars") ;(3) Fuxi, Shennong, Nüwa ("Spring and Autumn Weiyun Doushu") ;(4) Fuxi, Shennong, Zhu Rong ("White Tiger Tong") ;(5) Furen, Fuxi, Shennong ("Ancient History") ;(6) Fuxi, Shennong, Yellow Emperor (Kong Anguo said).
Three talents: Wen Tingjun, Li Shangyin, and Duan Chengshi (Tang Dynasty poets).
Three Pearl Trees: Wang Xun, Wang Xun, Wang Bo (famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, three brothers).
Jin Sanyang: Zhang Zai (Meng Yang), Zhang Xie (Jing Yang), Zhang Yuan (Ji Yang).
Han Sanjie: Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Han Xin.
Han Sanxiong: Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu.
The Three Patriarchs became kings: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Rui, and Cao Zhi.
Three Xiong Dingli: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan.
Jiangdong Sanluo: Luo Ye, Luo Yin, Luo Qi.
Jia Fu Sanyan: Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun.
Southern Song Dynasty Three Hong: Hong Shi, Hong Zun, Hong Mai.
The Three Ancestors of Tongcheng: Yao Nai, Fang Bao, and Li He.