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title: "Xiannu Meaning: 仙女 (xiānnǚ) Means “fairy”"
description: "仙女 (xiānnǚ) means “fairy; female immortal”. Hear its tones, see what 仙 and 女 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiannu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 仙女 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

仙女 xiānnǚ

## fairy; female immortal

## It can also mean

- (slang) beautiful girl (term of praise for a young woman)

## Its characters

1. 仙 xiān immortal
2. 女 nǚ woman

## In a sentence

故事里的仙女住在天上。 The fairy in the story lives in the sky.

有一天，七个**仙女**来园子里摘桃子。

From [大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/havoc-in-heaven-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-7#library-word-94-96)

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## More words with 仙 or 女

- [儿女 érnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ernu)
- [妇女 fùnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/funu)
- [母女 mǔnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/munu)
- [女儿 nǚ’ér](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuer)
- [女方 nǚfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nufang)
- [女孩 nǚhái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuhai)
- [女朋友 nǚpéngyou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nupengyou)
- [女人 nǚrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuren)
- [女生 nǚshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nusheng)
- [女士 nǚshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nushi)

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