仙 is also the simplified spelling of 僊.
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仙
Mandarin · pinyin xiān
Meanings
- immortal
Characters in this entry
- 仙
- xiān · Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
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Mandarin tones
1 · xian1
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Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.
Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sin1
Cantonese word readings for 仙. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (Taoism) xian (an immortal; celestial being)
- (in compounds) fairy
- (figurative) extraordinary person
- (agent affix, chiefly Southern Min, honorific) expert; a title for a person with a specific expertise
- (agent affix, chiefly Southern Min, ironic) person with some specific hobby or addiction
- a euphemism for the deceased
- (Southern Min) Classifier for deity, idol, statue, doll. alternative form of 身 (sian)
- (Southern Min) (with negative) whatsoever, any way
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, Southern Min, Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin) cent (Classifier: 個／个 c)
character · Etymology 3
- senior
- (of a senior) to berate a junior
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