xiān仙（僊）
仙（僊）
common
noun
name
Meaning of 仙
仙 means immortal; celestial being; fairy; supernatural being; a surname. Pronounced xiān.
- immortal; celestial being; fairy; supernatural being
- a surname
Character Info
Radical亻
Strokes5
Components
亻
山
Stroke Order
仙
Definitions & Examples
Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
tā他
xiū修
liàn炼
chéng成
xiān仙
le了
。
Legend says he cultivated himself and became an immortal.
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
cháng常
pài派
rén人
qù去
hǎi海
wài外
qiú求
xiān仙
。
Ancient emperors often sent people overseas to seek the immortals.
Zhè这
ge个
gù故
shì事
lǐ里
de的
xiān仙
nǚ女
fēi非
cháng常
shàn善
liáng良
。
The fairy in this story is very kind.
Tā他
bǎ把
zhè这
wèi位
yǐn隐
shì士
miáo描
huì绘
dé得
xiàng像
shì世
wài外
xiān仙
rén人
yī一
yàng样
。
He depicted this hermit as if he were an otherworldly immortal.
Xǔ许
duō多
shén神
huà话
gù故
shì事
dōu都
wéi围
rào绕
zhe着
xiān仙
rén人
yǔ与
fán凡
rén人
de的
hù互
dòng动
zhǎn展
kāi开
。
Many mythological stories revolve around the interactions between immortals and mortals.
Measure Words
位/ wèi
Primary
个/ gè
群/ qún
Common Words
神仙shénxiān
deity; immortal; prophet; carefree person
仙人xiānrén
immortal; celestial being; Taoist immortal
仙境xiānjìng
fairyland; wonderland; paradise
修仙xiūxiān
practice Taoist immortality; cultivate for longevity
八仙bāxiān
the Eight Immortals; square table for eight
仙鹤 / 仙鶴xiānhè
red-crowned crane; immortal's crane
水仙shuǐxiān
narcissus; daffodil
仙丹xiāndān
elixir of life; magic pill of immortality