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sin1
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[1] [n] god; immortal; fairy [2] divine [3] [Wu] good [4] immortal; celestial talent or heavenly beauty (often used as modifier, in praise of) [5] noun modifier, having to do with Taoist, esoteric magic Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
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仙女
sin1 neoi5*2 = fairy; female celestial
神仙
san4 sin1 = deity, an immortal
水仙
seoi2 sin1 = Daffodil
仙人掌
sin1 jan4 zoeng2 = Cactus
巴仙
baa1 sin1; poe6 sen1 = percent
瘦骨仙
sau3 gwat1 sin1 = a very thin person粵
黃大仙
wong4 daai6 sin1 = Wong Tai Sin (MTR station); Wong the Great Immortal
鳳仙花
fung6 sin1 faa1 = balsam flower, balsamine, cypripedium, touch-me-not
仙克萊
sin1 hak1 loi4 = cyclamen (genus of plants of the primrose family)
仙臺
sin1 toi4 = SendaiSee all 42 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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