xianxia
/ˈʃ(j)ɑːnˈʃ(j)ɑː/noun
xianxia is spelled X-I-A-N-X-I-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, xianxia means “A genre of East Asian fiction similar to wuxia but with more mythological elements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in xianxia?
| Letters | 7: X-I-A-N-X-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is xianxia?
Xianxia appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce xianxia?
- /ˈʃ(j)ɑːnˈʃ(j)ɑː/
- /ˈʃ(j)ɛnˈʃ(j)ɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does xianxia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genre of East Asian fiction similar to wuxia but with more mythological elements.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does xianxia come from?
From Mandarin 仙俠 /仙侠 (xiānxiá, “sage hero”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).