仙桃

xiāntáo
noun #61,221

Meanings

  1. 1 peach of immortality (mythological)
  2. 2 Xiantao, a sub-prefecture-level city in Hubei Province

Examples

HSK 3
Tā de jiāxiāng zài Húběi Xiāntáo.
His hometown is in Xiantao, Hubei.
HSK 4
Chuánshuō xiāntáo sānqiān nián cái jié yí cì guǒ.
Legend says the peach of immortality bears fruit only once every three thousand years.

Tips

culture
In Chinese mythology, 仙桃 grow in the orchard of 西王母 (Queen Mother of the West) and grant immortality to whoever eats them. The most famous tale is Sun Wukong stealing them from her heavenly banquet in 《西游记》 (Journey to the West).

In Pop Culture

Pán táo huì
Peach Banquet of Immortals
The legendary feast hosted by 西王母 where deities eat 仙桃 - disrupted by Sun Wukong in 《西游记》, one of the best-known scenes in Chinese fiction.

Stroke Order

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