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Chinese symbol for “elixir”

仙丹
xiān dān
elixir; magic potion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for elixir is 仙丹 (xiān dān), defined as: elixir; magic potion.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

仙 xiān
god; fairy; immortal, transcendent
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
丹 dān
cinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “elixir”

WordPinyinMeaning
灵丹妙药 (靈丹妙藥)líng dān miào yàoeffective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems; panacea

Related words

Other words that share a character with 仙丹.

WordPinyinMeaning
神仙shén xiānDaoist immortal; supernatural entity
仙女xiān nǚfairy
仙子xiān zǐfairy
仙人xiān rénDaoist immortal; celestial being
仙境xiān jìngfairyland; wonderland
仙桃xiān táothe peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母
苏丹 (蘇丹)sū dān(loanword) sultan
牡丹mǔ dantree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

See also: Japanese symbol for “elixir”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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