Keyword
black
- deep
- profound
- abstruse
- Frequency
- #2522
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
xuán
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Used in vocabulary
玄
black; mysterious
玄机
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles
玄学
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals; translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上学)
玄武
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky); (in Daoism) God of the north sky
玄武岩
(geology) basalt
玄关
entrance hall; vestibule
唐玄宗
Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇 (TángMínghuáng), reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基 (LǐLōngjī), reigned 712-756
玄奘
Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
玄妙
mysterious; profound; abstruse
房玄龄
Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晋书 (Jìnshū)
玄孙
great-great-grandson
故弄玄虚
deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated
郑玄
Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar
玄幻
xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)
桓玄
Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
玄参
Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis); root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)
玄虚
(intentionally) mysterious; arcane
玄乎
unreliable; incredible
玄奥
abstruse; profound mystery; the mysteries of the universe
玄武区
Xuanwu, a district of Nanjing City 南京市 (NánjīngShì), Jiangsu
玄理
profound theory; philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄学 sect
玄之又玄
mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子 (Lǎozǐ)
玄秘
mystery; mysterious; occult; abstruse doctrine (e.g. religious)
玄石
(literary) black stone (esp. one used for steles and tombstones); tombstone; stele; old name for a magnet