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 xiān
 sento / sen
 
Immortal Scroll

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.

Infinity / Infinite / Unlimited / Unbounded

Japanese = Infinity / Chinese = No limits

 wú xiàn
 mu gen
Infinity / Infinite / Unlimited / Unbounded Scroll

無限 is the Chinese and Japanese word meaning infinity, unlimited or unbounded.

無限 literally translates as “without limits” or “without [being] bound.”

The first character means “never” or “not,” like the prefix “un-.”

The second means “limited,” “restricted,” or “bound.”

Please note that the Japanese definition leans more toward “infinity” and the Chinese is more about being “boundless” or “without limits.”

In Korean, this means infinity, infinitude, or boundlessness. But in Korean, this term has many interpretations or contexts, so your intended meaning might be vague or ambiguous.

Wise and Virtuous

 xián
 ken
 
Wise and Virtuous Scroll

賢 is used to refer to being a wise, trustworthy, and virtuous person. But it also contains the ideas of intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue, sage, saint, good, and excellent in character.

賢 is used in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. Also used in a Buddhist context with the same meaning.

Note: Can also be the male given name, Masaru, in Japanese.


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Characters

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Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 hisa
    ひさ

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Immortal
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.


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xián
    xian2
hsien
 ken
    けん

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Wise and Virtuous
worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
(noun or adjectival noun) (archaism) intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue; (male given name) Masaru
Wise and virtuous, sage, second rank to a 聖 saint; good, excellent in character, virtuous.

仙人

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xiān rén
    xian1 ren2
hsien jen
 sennin
    せんにん

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Sennin
Daoist immortal; celestial being
(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

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xiān jìng
    xian1 jing4
hsien ching
 senkyou / senkyo
    せんきょう

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Paradise / Wonderland
fairyland; wonderland; paradise
fairyland; enchanted land

仙女

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xiān nǚ
    xian1 nu:3
hsien nü
 senjo; sennyo; sennyu
    せんじょ; せんにょ; せんにゅ

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Fairy / Nymph
fairy
fairy; nymph; elf; (given name) Sennyo
female sage

先生

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xiān sheng
    xian1 sheng5
hsien sheng
 shiisan / shisan
    シーサン

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Sensei / Master / Teacher / Mister
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
(honorific or respectful language) man (chi: xiānshēng); boy; (surname) Senjō
Senior, sir, teacher, master, Mr.; a previous life.

先見


先见

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xiān jiàn
    xian1 jian4
hsien chien
 senken
    せんけん

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Foresight
foresight; prescience
(noun, transitive verb) foresight; anticipation; (personal name) Sakimi

先輩


先辈

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xiān bèi
    xian1 bei4
hsien pei
 senpai
    せんぱい

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Senpai / The Elder or Master
an older generation; ancestors; forefathers
(See 後輩・こうはい) senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

先驅


先驱

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xiān qū
    xian1 qu1
hsien ch`ü
    hsien chü
to pioneer; pioneer; trailblazer

八仙

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bā xiān
    ba1 xian1
pa hsien
 hassen
    はっせん

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Eight Immortals
the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
(given name) Hassen

冒險


冒险

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mào xiǎn
    mao4 xian3
mao hsien

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Adventure
to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure

探險


探险

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tàn xiǎn
    tan4 xian3
t`an hsien
    tan hsien

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Adventure
to explore; to go on an expedition; adventure

無限


无限

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wú xiàn
    wu2 xian4
wu hsien
 mugen
    むげん
unlimited; unbounded
(1) infinity; infinitude; eternity; (adj-no,adj-na) (2) infinite; limitless; (given name) Mugen
infinite

獻身


献身

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xiàn shēn
    xian4 shen1
hsien shen

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Sacrifice / Devotion / Dedication
to commit one's energy to; to devote oneself to; to sacrifice one's life for; (coll.) (of a woman) to give one's virginity to
See: 献身

現世


现世

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xiàn shì
    xian4 shi4
hsien shih
 gense; gensei; genze / gense; gense; genze
    げんせ; げんせい; げんぜ

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Live In The Moment / Live In The Now
this life; to lose face; to be disgraced
(1) {Buddh} (usu. げんせ) this world; this life; (2) (げんせい only) (See 完新世) current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch); (female given name) Ariyo
The present world.

現役


现役

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xiàn yì
    xian4 yi4
hsien i
 geneki
    げんえき

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Active Duty
(military) active duty
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) active duty; active service; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (often as 現役で) (See 浪人・ろうにん・3) student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

現象


现象

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xiàn xiàng
    xian4 xiang4
hsien hsiang
 genshou / gensho
    げんしょう

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Phenomenon
phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance
phenomenon
phenomenon

賢弟


贤弟

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xián dì
    xian2 di4
hsien ti
 kentei / kente
    けんてい

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Wise Younger Brother
worthy little brother
(pronoun) wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior; (personal name) Kentei

賢明


贤明

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xián míng
    xian2 ming2
hsien ming
 kenmei / kenme
    けんめい

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Wisdom / Intelligence
wise and capable; sagacious
(noun or adjectival noun) wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent; (given name) Yoshimitsu
wise

風險


风险

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fēng xiǎn
    feng1 xian3
feng hsien

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Risk / Venture
risk; hazard

鮮紅


鲜红

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xiān hóng
    xian1 hong2
hsien hung
 senkou / senko
    せんこう

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Scarlet / Bright Red
scarlet; bright red
scarlet; bright red; (given name) Senkou

冒險者


冒险者

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mào xiǎn zhě
    mao4 xian3 zhe3
mao hsien che

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Adventurer
adventurer

北朝鮮


北朝鲜

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běi cháo xiǎn
    bei3 chao2 xian3
pei ch`ao hsien
    pei chao hsien
 kitachousen / kitachosen
    きたちょうせん

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North Korea
North Korea
North Korea; (place-name) Kitachōsen

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xiān
    xian1
hsien
old variant of 仙[xian1]

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xiān
    xian1
hsien
variant of 仙, immortal; light (as a feather)


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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 senzaki
    せんざき
variant of 仙[xian1]
(surname) Senzaki
immortal

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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
courageous; valiant

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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
old variant of 僩[xian4]

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xiān
    xian1
hsien
 sen
    せん
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
(adj-no,n) (1) former; previous; old; (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move; (surname) Hirosaki
Fore, before, former, first; precede.

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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
surname Xian

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Immortalsento / senxiān / xian1 / xianhsien
Infinity
Infinite
Unlimited
Unbounded
無限
无限
mu gen / mugenxiàn / wu2 xian4 / wu xian / wuxianwu hsien / wuhsien
Wise and Virtuous
kenxián / xian2 / xianhsien
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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