神仙 shénxiān▶ makhluk gaib; abadi; peri

Stroke order

神仙 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 神 — 9 strokes
• 仙 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. Daoist immortal
2. supernatural entity
3. (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
4. fig. lighthearted person

Related words

• 出神Trance
• 留神Menonton; jam tangan
• 眼神ekspresi mata
• 神圣suci
• 神奇Magis
• 神态ekspresi

神仙 is pronounced shénxiān and means “makhluk gaib; abadi; peri”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 神仙 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.