xiān

variant of 仙[xian1]

person (亻) + mountain (山) = immortal or celestial being

The person radical grounds the character in human form; 山 mainly lends the sound xiān. Together they evoke the ancient image of a hermit retreating into the mountains to cultivate immortality.

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PersonSemantic
MountainPhonetic

这个故事里有一位女住在山上。

zhè ge gù shi lǐ yǒu yī wèi xiān nǚ zhù zài shān shàng。

In this story there is a fairy woman living on the mountain.

人们常说他像神一样自在。

rén men cháng shuō tā xiàng shén xiān yī yàng zì zài。

People often say he is as carefree as an immortal.

Words with 仙

阿仙药

ā xiān yào

gambier extract (from Uncaria gambir), used in TCM

饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙

fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān

have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)

驾鹤成仙

jià hè chéng xiān

to fly on a crane and become immortal

高仙芝

gāo xiān zhī

Gao Xianzhi or Go Seonji (c. 702-756), Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] extraction, active in Central Asia

凤仙花

fèng xiān huā

balsam

黄大仙

huáng dà xiān

Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

中华仙鹟

zhōng huá xiān wēng

(bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

仙丹

xiān dān

elixir

仙人

xiān rén

celestial being

仙人掌

xiān rén zhǎng

cactus

仙人掌果

xiān rén zhǎng guǒ

prickly pear

仙人掌杆菌

xiān rén zhǎng gǎn jūn

(microbiology) Bacillus cereus

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