仙 (sin1 | xian1) : god, immortal, fairy; divine

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仙

sin1

xian1

[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 [6] [粵]﹕cents

Var.: 僊.

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

仙

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仙女 sin1 neoi5*2 xian1 nv3 = fairy; female celestial

神仙 san4 sin1 shen2 xian1 = deity, an immortal

水仙 seoi2 sin1 shui3 xian1 = daffodil

仙人掌 sin1 jan4 zoeng2 xian1 ren2 zhang3 = cactus

巴仙 baa1 sin1; poe6 sen1 = percent

瘦骨仙 sau3 gwat1 sin1 = a bag of bones 粵

黃大仙 wong4 daai6 sin1 = Wong Tai Sin (MTR station); Wong the Great Immortal

鳳仙花 fung6 sin1 faa1 feng4 xian1 hua1 = 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 xian1 tai2 = Sendai

仙台 sin1 toi4 xian1 tai2 = Sendai

仙地 sin1 dei6 = shandy

八仙 baat3 sin1 = eight gods

水仙花 seoi2 sin1 faa1 = narcissus flower

仙遊 sin1 jau4 xian1 you2 = [粵]pass away and ascend to heaven on a stork; [國] Xianyou county in Putian 莆田, Fujian

神仙難救 san4 sin1 naan4 gau3 = beyond redeemption

仙境 sin1 ging2 xian1 jing4 = fairyland

喇叭水仙 laa3 baa1 seoi2 sin1 la1 ba1 shui3 xian1 = daffodil

夢遊仙境 mung6 jau4 sin1 ging2 = wonderland

埋仙 maai4 sin1 = mycin

咪仙 mai1 sin1 = streptomycin

美仙 mei5 sin1 = a US cent (penny)

仙屎 sin1 si2 = cents (loanword)

仙姑 sin1 gu1 xian1 gu1 = female immortal; sorceress

秋水仙 cau1 seoi2 sin1 qiu1 shui3 xian1 = [botany] meadow saffron; autumn crocus

仙子 sin1 zi2 xian1 zi3 = female celestial; fairy maiden

一個巴仙 jat1 go3 baa1 sin1 = percentile (百分之一), one percent

過咗海就係神仙 gwo2 zo2 hoi2 zau6 hai6 san4 sin1 = to not care about what method is used to reach the target 粵

仙童 sin1 tung4 xian1 tong2 = elf; leprechaun

只羨鴛鴦不羨仙 zi2 sin6 jyun1 joeng1 bat1 sin6 sin1 zhi3 xian4 yuan1 yang1 bu2 xian4 xian1 = better to be a pair of wood duck lovers on earth than fairies in heaven 國

綠野仙蹤 luk6 je5 sin1 zung1 lv4 ye3 xian1 zong1 = Wizard of Oz

仙冷 sin1*3 laang5*1 = easy, relaxed 粵

碟仙 dip6 sin1 = Ouija board

八仙果 baat3 sin1 gwo2 ba1 xian1 guo3 = Ba Xian Guo

鐵腳馬眼神仙肚 tit3 goek3 maa5 ngaan5 san4 sin1 tou5 tie3 jiao3 ma3 yan3 shen2 xian1 du4 = (the three prerequisites for being a Hong Kong reporter) able to walk long distances, good at observing and able to go without food for long periods of time 粵

仙丹 sin1 daan1 xian1 dan1 = elixir

孫逸仙 syun1 jat6 sin1 sun1 yi4 xian1 = Sun Yat-sen

仙女座 sin1 neoi5*2 zo6 xian1 nv3 zuo4 = Andromeda; Virgo

仙草 sin1 cou2 xian1 cao3 = a kind of plant used as a medicinal herb in ancient times; alternate name for grass jelly

甲仙鄉 gaap3 sin1 hoeng1 jia3 xian1 xiang1 = Chiahsien (village in Taiwan)

仙居 sin1 geoi1 xian1 ju1 = Xianju (place in Zhejiang)

仙游 sin1 jau4 xian1 you2 = Xianyou (place in Fujian)

仙桃 sin1 tou4 xian1 tao2 = Xiantao (city in Hubei)

仙股 sin1 gu2 = penny stocks

胡仙 wu4 sin1 = Sally Aw Sian (HK newspaper tycoon)

黃大仙廟 wong4 daai6 sin1 miu6*2 = [n] the Temple of Wong the Great Immortal

仙王座 sin1 wong4 zo6 xian1 wang2 zuo4 = [astron.] Cepheus

小二仙草 siu2 ji6 sin1 cou2 = Haloragis micrantha (creeping raspwort)

仙跡岩 sin1 zik1 ngaam4 xian1 ji1 yan2 = Saint's Alp teahouse

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