The spelling Triad is also used for meaning 1. 拼写 Triad 亦用于义项 1。
1[N-COUNT 可数名词] 三合会(旧中国秘密组织);The
Triads were Chinese secret societies in old China.
[usu pl] 2[N-COUNT 可数名词] 三个一组;三件一套;三位一体;A
triad is a group of three similar things.
[oft N of n] [Formal]