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仙 - xiān

Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal

Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal

How to read 仙

Click 仙 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxiān
EnglishTaoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

仙丹 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 仙人. Please read 仙去 one more time.

Common words with this character

elixir; magic potion
Daoist immortal; celestial being
to become an immortal; to die
Sendai, city in northeast Japan

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 仙 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 仙丹 and 仙人 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 仙.