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大仙 is composed of two parts, 大 meaning great and 仙 xian.

仙 can be translated as immortal as in Immortal Zhenyuan. 仙 can also mean fairy.

Etymology[]

  • 仙 is an example of a phono-semantic compound in the Chinese language. The 人 radical indicates the word refers to a type of being or creature, while the 山 indicates the pronunciation.
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