仙(xiān)

HSK 7-95 strokes

immortal

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Character information

Pinyin
xiān
Meaning
immortal
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 仙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻山

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 山 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén山shān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 仙 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 仙

Common words using 仙 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiān仙nǚ女
HSK 7-9

fairy

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xiān仙hè鹤
HSK 7-9

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

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xiān仙dān丹

elixir; magic potion

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xiān仙rén人

Daoist immortal; celestial being

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xiān仙qù去

to become an immortal; (fig.) to die

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jiǔ九tiān天xiān仙nǚ女

(idiom) celestial maiden of the highest heavens; (fig.) woman of extraordinary beauty

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xiān仙rén人zhǎng掌

cactus

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xiān仙rén人qiú球

ball cactus

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 仙’s common words

女鹤丹人去九天掌

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