to speak; to say; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)[cedict]
三
sānㄙㄢ
three; 3[cedict]
次
cìㄘˋ
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chem., meaning extra oxygen atom); classifier for enumerated events: time[cedict]