仙

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 * (archaic form of 仙)

Glyph origin
— a person moving into a mountain to practise becoming immortal.

Originally. The current form is first attested in the clerical script of the Han dynasty.

Etymology 1
A relatively late word, perhaps. Compare 🇨🇬, as in 🇨🇬, the founder of the Tibetan religion, although this might be a loan from Chinese (ibid.). sets up, comparing it to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1)  xian an immortal; celestial being
 * 2)  extraordinary person
 * 3)  expert; a title for a person with a specific expertise
 * 4)  person with some specific hobby or addiction
 * 5)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)  person with some specific hobby or addiction
 * 2)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)   whatsoever, any way
 * 1)   whatsoever, any way

Descendants
Others:
 * (via Hokkien)

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Definitions

 * 1)  cent

Etymology 3
From clipping of.

Definitions

 * 1)  senior

Etymology 1
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading xiān and 🇨🇬 reading sin$1$.

Noun

 * 1) a sage or hermit, an enlightened person, usually immortal and ageless
 * 2)  short for : a wizard or mage; an immortal living as a hermit in the mountains
 * 3) by extension, the region or area where a sennin lives
 * 4) the supernatural techniques for becoming immortal and ageless
 * 5) a person of exceptional talent

Etymology 2
Borrowed from. The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun.

Usage notes
This word is almost always spelled in katakana as.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) xian, Immortal
 * 2) fairy
 * 3) celestial