Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Dangane da "Oxford English Dictionary", "triad" fassarar kalmar Sinanci ce "Sān Hé Huì" 三合會 (ko Triple Union Society), yana nufin haɗin sama, ƙasa da ɗan adam. Wani ka'idar kuma ta ce jami'an Burtaniya ne suka kirkiro kalmar "triad" a Hong Kong na mulkin mallaka a matsayin abin da ake nufi da amfani da triads na hoton triangular. An yi hasashen cewa ƙungiyoyin triad sun ɗauki bayan, ko asali sun kasance ɓangare na, ƙungiyoyin juyin juya hali kamar White Lotus, Taiping
da 'Yan Tawaye na Boxer da kuma Al'ummar Sama da Duniya.