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神仙 shénxiān “immortal” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 神仙 means

  1. immortal
  2. celestial being
  3. Daoist immortal
  4. supernatural entity
  5. (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • fig. lighthearted person

How to say 神仙

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale仙xiān1st tone, high and level

神仙 in a sentence

  1. 神仙只在童话里存在。

    Shénxiān zhǐ zài tónghuà lǐ cúnzài.

    Immortals only exist in fairy tales.

    Sentence #8905179 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 神仙 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

The character 仙 (xiān) with each of its parts in a different colour
仙xiānimmortal
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 山mountain · shānSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 山 (shān) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiān.

How to write 神仙

神 9 strokes · 仙 5 strokes

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神仙 (shénxiān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 神仙 (shénxiān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 神仙

Words with 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend精神jīngshén · spirit神经shénjīng · nerve眼神yǎnshén · look in one’s eyes神态shéntài · expression出神chūshén · to be lost in thought留神liúshén · to be careful神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical

More words: Ideas & Concepts

生机shēngjī · vitality声势shēngshì · momentum生肖shēngxiào · Chinese zodiac sign声誉shēngyù · reputation是非shìfēi · right and wrong事迹shìjì · deed事件shìjiàn · event实力shílì · strength

FAQs

神仙 (shénxiān) means “immortal” or “celestial being”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shénxiān: shén with a 2nd tone, then xiān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 神仙 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenxian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 神仙 from the suggestions. Typing shenxian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
神仙 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.