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Immortal
仙 means immortal (as in a being or person).
In some contexts, it can mean hermit, ascetic, man of the hills, or wizard. The Buddha is often put in this category.
In Chinese mythology and folklore, there is a famous group of eight immortals (八仙).
The 楞嚴經 (Śūraṅgama Sūtra) speaks of many kinds of immortals including walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will (into space or into the deva heavens), beings with the ability to transform themselves into any form, etc.
Sian
This is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Welsh name Sian, Siân, or Shân.
Eight Immortals
八仙 is the Chinese title for the Eight Immortals of Daoist / Taoist mythology.
In Japanese, this can be the given name Hassen.
Fairy / Nymph
仙女 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja way to write fairy or nymph.
This can also be translated as a female elf or female sage.
In Japanese, this can be the female given name, Sennyo.
Paradise / Wonderland
仙境 means fairyland, wonderland, paradise, or enchanted land.
Same meaning in both Chinese and Japanese Kanji.
Sennin
仙人 is the name Sennin in Japanese Katakana.
Sentaku
This is the Japanese surname Sentaku.
Shania
仙妮亞 is the name Shania in Chinese (Mandarin).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
仙 see styles |
xiān xian1 hsien hisa ひさ |
More info & calligraphy: Immortal(1) (See 仙人・1) hermit; wizard; (2) (See 仙術) wizardry; (personal name) Hisa 僊 ṛṣi, 哩始 an immortal. 仙人; 人仙 the genī, of whom there is a famous group of eight 八仙; an ascetic, a man of the hills, a hermit; the Buddha. The 楞嚴經 gives ten kinds of immortals, walkers on the earth, fliers, wanderers at will, into space, into the deva heavens, transforming themselves into any form, etc. The names of ten ṛṣis, who preceded Śākyamuni, the first being 闍提首那? Jatisena; there is also a list of sixty-eight 大仙 given in the 大孔雀咒經下 A classification of five is 天仙 deva genī, 神仙 spirit genī, 人仙 human genī, 地仙 earth, or cavern genī, and 鬼仙 ghost genī. |
仙人 see styles |
xiān rén xian1 ren2 hsien jen sennin せんにん |
More info & calligraphy: Sennin(1) immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); (2) one not bound by earthly desires or the thoughts of normal men; (surname, given name) Sennin seer |
仙境 see styles |
xiān jìng xian1 jing4 hsien ching senkyou / senkyo せんきょう |
More info & calligraphy: Paradise / Wonderlandfairyland; enchanted land |
仙女 see styles |
xiān nǚ xian1 nu:3 hsien nü senjo; sennyo; sennyu せんじょ; せんにょ; せんにゅ |
More info & calligraphy: Fairy / Nymphfairy; nymph; elf; (given name) Sennyo female sage |
仙宅 see styles |
sentaku せんたく |
More info & calligraphy: Sentaku |
八仙 see styles |
bā xiān ba1 xian1 pa hsien hassen はっせん |
More info & calligraphy: Eight Immortals(given name) Hassen |
僊 仙 see styles |
xiān xian1 hsien senzaki せんざき |
variant of 仙[xian1] (surname) Senzaki immortal |
お仙 see styles |
osen おせん |
(given name) Osen |
一仙 see styles |
kazunori かずのり |
(given name) Kazunori |
丈仙 see styles |
takenori たけのり |
(personal name) Takenori |
三仙 see styles |
sanzen さんぜん |
(surname) Sanzen |
上仙 see styles |
jousen / josen じょうせん |
(surname) Jōsen |
中仙 see styles |
nakasen なかせん |
(place-name) Nakasen |
久仙 see styles |
kusen くせん |
(surname) Kusen |
九仙 see styles |
kyuusen / kyusen きゅうせん |
(kana only) multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus, was Halichoeres poecilopterus); (given name) Kyūsen |
了仙 see styles |
ryousen / ryosen りょうせん |
(given name) Ryōsen |
亮仙 see styles |
ryousen / ryosen りょうせん |
(given name) Ryōsen |
人仙 see styles |
rén xiān ren2 xian1 jen hsien ninsen |
The ṛṣi jina, or immortal among men, i.e. the Buddha; also a name for Bimbisāra in his reincarnation. |
仙一 see styles |
senichi せんいち |
(given name) Sen'ichi |
仙丁 see styles |
senchou / sencho せんちょう |
(surname) Senchō |
仙三 see styles |
norimitsu のりみつ |
(personal name) Norimitsu |
仙上 see styles |
sengami せんがみ |
(place-name) Sengami |
仙丞 see styles |
sensuke せんすけ |
(personal name) Sensuke |
仙丸 see styles |
senmaru せんまる |
(surname) Senmaru |
仙丹 see styles |
xiān dān xian1 dan1 hsien tan sentan せんたん |
elixir; magic potion elixir (of life) |
仙乃 see styles |
hisano ひさの |
(female given name) Hisano |
仙久 see styles |
senji せんじ |
(personal name) Senji |
仙之 see styles |
hideyuki ひでゆき |
(given name) Hideyuki |
仙二 see styles |
senji せんじ |
(given name) Senji |
仙井 see styles |
somai そまい |
(surname) Somai |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Immortal | 仙 | sento / sen | xiān / xian1 / xian | hsien |
| Sian | 仙 | xiān / xian1 / xian | hsien | |
| Eight Immortals | 八仙 | hassen / hasen | bā xiān / ba1 xian1 / ba xian / baxian | pa hsien / pahsien |
| Fairy Nymph | 仙女 | sen nyo / sennyo | xiān nǚ / xian1 nu:3 / xian nu: / xiannu: | hsien nü / hsiennü |
| Paradise Wonderland | 仙境 | sen kyou / senkyou / sen kyo | xiān jìng xian1 jing4 xian jing xianjing | hsien ching hsienching |
| Sennin | 仙人 | 仙人 | ||
| Sentaku | 仙宅 | sentaku | ||
| Shania | 仙妮亞 仙妮亚 | xiān nī yà xian1 ni1 ya4 xian ni ya xianniya | hsien ni ya hsienniya |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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