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xiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiān | xian1
English translation
immortal
variant of xiān [xiān]
god; fairy; immortal, transcendent

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About xiān

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

xiān

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

person

Etymology of xiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻山

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Shān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Shān represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using xiān

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神仙 shénxiān Jiào de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng le jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang de cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

shuí 相信 xiāngxìn rén Néng Chéng xiān de 神话 shénhuà .

Nobody believes in the myth about human beings becoming immortals.

de : 考察 kǎochá 八仙 Bā xiān wán 胶囊 jiāo náng de Zhuàng yáng 作用 zuòyòng .

Objective: The investigate the Baxian capsules effects of invigorating Yang.

知道 zhīdào de zuì 清楚 qīngchu de 可能 kěnéng shì 秋水仙 qiū shuǐ xiān jiǎn ,影响 yǐngxiǎng 有丝分裂 fēnliè .

Probably the best known of these is colchicine which interferes with mitosis.

知道 zhīdào 秋水仙 qiū shuǐ xiān zài 市场 shìchǎng shǎng yǒu 多少 duōshǎo zhǒng 形式 xíngshì ?

You know how many forms of colchicine there are on the market?

Words with xiān

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character xiān in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xiān immortal xiān
仙女 xiān nǚ fairy仙女 xiān nǚ
神仙 shénxiān Daoist immortal神仙 shénxiān
仙境 xiān jìng fairyland仙境 xiān jìng
仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng cactus仙人掌 xiān rén zhǎng
仙子 xiān zǐ fairy仙子 xiān zǐ
仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal仙人 xiān rén
水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus水仙 shuǐ xiān
天仙 tiān xiān deity天仙 tiān xiān
仙界 xiān jiè fairyland仙界 xiān jiè
水仙花 shuǐ xiān huā daffodil水仙花 shuǐ xiān huā
大仙 dà xiān great immortal大仙 dà xiān
仙鹤 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)仙鶴
成仙 chéng xiān to become immortal成仙 chéng xiān
八仙 Bā xiān the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)八仙 Bā xiān
仙人球 xiān rén qiú ball cactus仙人球 xiān rén qiú
仙桃 Xiān táo Xiantao sub-prefecture level city in Hubei仙桃 Xiān táo
仙姑 xiān gū sorceress仙姑 xiān gū
仙丹 xiān dān elixir仙丹 xiān dān
仙山 xiān shān mountain of Immortals仙山 xiān shān
仙后座 Xiān hòu zuò Cassiopeia (constellation)仙后座 Xiān hòu zuò
仙乐 xiān yuè heavenly music仙樂

xiān Decomposition & Compounds

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xiān Decomposition

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xiān Compounds

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