CHINESE CHARACTER

仙 (xiān): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

xiān

god; fairy; immortal, transcendent

HSK 7-95 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 仙.

山

Phonetic component

山 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 5

Write 仙 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 仙

神仙shénxiān

HSK 7-9 · Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person

仙鹤xiānhè

HSK 7-9 · red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

仙女xiānnǚ

HSK 7-9 · fairy

FAQ

What does 仙 (xiān) mean in Chinese?

god; fairy; immortal, transcendent

How do you write 仙 in stroke order?

仙 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 仙?

亻 is the radical in 仙. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 仙?

神仙 (shénxiān): Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person; 仙鹤 (xiānhè): red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); 仙女 (xiānnǚ): fairy.