Ku dhammaystir weedha soo socota: Sida ku cad "Oxford English Dictionary", "triad" waa tarjumaadda ereyga Shiinaha "Sān Hé Huì" 三合會 (ama Triple Union Society), oo loola jeedo midowga jannada, dhulka iyo aadanaha. Aragti kale ayaa sheegeysa in ereyga "saddex geesoodka" ay soo saareen saraakiisha Ingiriiska ee gumeysiga Hong Kong iyadoo la tixraacayo isticmaalka saddex geesoodka ee sawirrada saddexagalka ah. Waxaa la malaynayaa in ururada sadex geesoodka ah ay qaateen, ama ay asal ahaan qeyb ka ahaayeen, dhaqdhaqaaqyada kacaanka sida White Lotus,
Taiping iyo Boxer Rebellions iyo Jaaliyadda Cirka iyo Dhulka.