僊

Pronunciationxiān
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xiān
Five Elements 0
Fortune
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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