仙U+4ED95 STROKES
Entry·pron. xiān
ㄒㄧㄢ
“An immortal being; a transcendent person who has achieved eternal life through cultivation; also describes someone or something extraordinary or ethereal.”
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- 八仙ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢthe Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology); eight legendary figures in Chinese folklore; also: eight Tang-dynasty poets known for drinking and writing
- 神仙ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢDaoist immortal; supernatural being; in modern fiction, a fairy or elf; fig. a carefree or lighthearted person.
- 仙女ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ
- 仙子ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗˇa celestial being; a fairy; a beautiful woman; a term of respect for a recluse or Taoist practitioner
- 仙草ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇa legendary magical herb with special powers; a plant whose stems and leaves are boiled and mixed with sweet potato starch to make a black jelly dessert eaten in summer
- 仙境ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
- 仙人ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ
- 甲仙ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
- 仙人掌ㄒㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄤˇ
- 獨角仙ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ
- 仙丹ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄢelixir; magic potion; figuratively, a highly effective medicine or cure-all.
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