仙 xian xiān

Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal

HSK 6 #1255

DEFINITIONS

仙 xiān
  • immortal
  • variant of 仙[xian1]

STROKES

WORDS

神仙 shén xiān
HSK 6
Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
仙女 xiān nǚ fairy
仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng cactus
仙境 xiān jìng fairyland; wonderland; paradise
仙子 xiān zǐ fairy
仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being
水仙花 shuǐ xiān huā daffodil; narcissus; CL:棵[ke1]
天仙 tiān xiān immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman
水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return
仙鹤 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
仙后座 xiān hòu zuò Cassiopeia (constellation)
仙乐 xiān yuè heavenly music
仙人球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus
八仙 bā xiān the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
仙桃 xiān táo Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei; the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
凤仙花 fèng xiān huā balsam; Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not; busy Lizzie
仙界 xiān jiè world of the immortals; fairyland; cloud nine
大仙 dà xiān great immortal
中华仙鹟 zhōng huá xiān wēng (bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)
中華仙鶲 zhōng huá xiān wēng (bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)
仙丹 xiān dān elixir; magic potion
仙人掌果 xiān rén zhǎng guǒ prickly pear
仙八色鸫 xiān bā sè dōng (bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
仙八色鶇 xiān bā sè dōng (bird species of China) fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
仙去 xiān qù to become an immortal; (fig.) to die
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