仙
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xiān · god

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Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 仙

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xiānWords pronounced xiān
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Example sentences

Notice where 仙 sits in each complete thought.

Shén xiān zhī zài tóng huà lǐ cún zài.神仙只在童话里存在。

Fairies exist only in fairy tales.

Source: Tatoeba #8905179 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēng huó jiù xiàng shì tiǎn xiān rén zhǎng shàng de fēng mì.生活就像是舔仙人掌上的蜂蜜。

Life is like licking honey off a cactus.

Source: Tatoeba #1749194 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cóng lái jiù méi yǒu shén me jiù shì zhǔ, yě bú kào shén xiān huáng dì!从来就没有什么救世主, 也不靠神仙皇帝!

There has never been a savior nor an immortal emperor to rely on.

Source: Tatoeba #690503 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de zuǐ chún ruǎn mián mián de, jiù xiàng xiān rén zhǎng de biǎo pí yí yàng.你的嘴唇軟綿綿的,就像仙人掌的表皮一樣。

Your lips are soft like the surface of a cactus.

Source: Tatoeba #488454 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì zhāng xiān tái shì de dì tú.这是一张仙台市的地图。

This is a map of the city of Sendai.

Source: Tatoeba #1786249 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Běi hǎi dào zài xiān tái de běi fāng.北海道在仙台的北方。

Hokkaido is to the north of Sendai.

Source: Tatoeba #798086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 仙 in context

  1. Say xiān, then recall the core meaning: god.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 神仙 (shén xiān), meaning “Daoist immortal”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 仙 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.