Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Spirit (shì) Xian; Kangxi stroke count: 9; Page 840, Entry 07 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced xian. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), in the Guanzhong region, the sky is called xian. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced tian. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), pronounced xuan. According to the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced xuan. The meaning is the same. Also, a title of an official post. In the Tang dynasty official ranks, there was the position of Xian Administrator.