僊

Pronunciationxiān
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xiān
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 14 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 115
View Original Page 115
Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). Character: xiān. Kangxi Stroke Count: 13. Page 115, Number 29. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states it is the same as the character xiān. Also xiānxiān, describing the appearance of dancing. Often dancing with a light and airy grace — Book of Odes (Shijing). Commentary: A graceful and soaring posture. Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi) in the chapter on Letting Be (Zaiyou): Hongmeng said to Yunjiang: This is excessive, return in a fluttering and soaring manner. Also used as a rhyming word derived from the sounds of sī and rén, pronounced xīn. Rhapsody on the Eastern Capital (Dongdu Fu) by Ban Gu: The various immortals residing in the Jianzhang and Ganquan palaces cannot compare to the way the Spirit Tower and Bright Hall unify the path of heaven and man.

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