神仙
shén xiān
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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shén xiān · san4 sin1 (Jyutping)
- Daoist immortal
- supernatural entity
- (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
- fig. lighthearted person
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Character breakdown
神
- Meaning
- spirit, god, supernatural being
- Radical
- 礻
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- ⿰礻申
- Cangjie
- IFLWL
- Four-corner
- 3520.6
仙
- Meaning
- Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ⿰亻山
- Cangjie
- OU
- Four-corner
- 2227.0
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