Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 山 represents the sound. Simplified form of 僊.
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Historical Evolution
仙
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
仙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
仙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
仙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
仙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
仙 [xiān]
immortal
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
仙 せん
Sen female given namesurname
仙 せんじ
Senji unclassified name
仙 そんひ
Sonhi unclassified name
仙 のり
Nori unclassified name
仙 ひさ
Hisa unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (152)
仙女 [xiānnǚ] #7,052
fairy
神仙 [shénxiān] #13,033
Daoist immortal
仙境 [xiānjìng] #13,123
fairyland
仙人掌 [xiānrénzhǎng] #12,190
cactus
仙子 [xiānzǐ] #19,848
fairy
仙人 [xiānrén] #21,744
Daoist immortal
水仙 [shuǐxiān] #32,092
narcissus
天仙 [tiānxiān] #32,239
immortal (esp. female)
仙界 [xiānjiè] #20,336
world of the immortals
水仙花 [shuǐxiānhuā] #26,257
daffodil
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JAPANESE WORDS (64)
⭐ 仙台 [せんだい] #20,242
Sendai (city in Miyagi)
⭐ 仙人 [せんにん] #22,415
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)
⭐ 水仙 [すいせん] #49,237
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis)
千両 [せんりょう] #49,520
glabrous sarcandra herb (Sarcandra glabra)
神仙 [しんせん] #50,624
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism)
友禅 [ゆうぜん] #58,358
yuzen (dyeing method or pattern)
仙術 [せんじゅつ] #59,964
wizardry
仙女 [せんじょ] #66,032
fairy
銘仙 [めいせん] #71,170
meisen silk
中山道 [なかせんどう] #74,715
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
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