xuán

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Definitions

  1. 1. black
  2. 2. mysterious

Words Containing 玄

玄机
xuán jī

profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)

九天玄女
jiǔ tiān xuán nǚ

Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology

唐玄宗
táng xuán zōng

Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[táng míng huáng], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[lǐ lōng jī], reigned 712-756

天地玄黄
tiān dì xuán huáng

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[qiān zì wén]

房玄龄
fáng xuán líng

Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书[jìn shū]

故弄玄虚
gù nòng xuán xū

deliberately mystifying

枕状玄武岩
zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology)

桓玄
huán xuán

Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin

渊玄
yuān xuán

profundity

玄之又玄
xuán zhī yòu xuán

mystery within a mystery

玄乎
xuán hū

unreliable; incredible

玄参
xuán shēn

Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)

玄圃
xuán pǔ

mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[kūn lún]

玄奘
xuán zàng

Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645

玄奥
xuán ào

abstruse

玄妙
xuán miào

mysterious

玄孙
xuán sūn

great-great-grandson

玄学
xuán xué

Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals

玄幻
xuán huàn

xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)

玄武
xuán wǔ

Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)

玄武区
xuán wǔ qū

Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

玄武岩
xuán wǔ yán

basalt (geology)

玄武质熔岩
xuán wǔ zhì róng yán

basalt

玄武门之变
xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

玄狐
xuán hú

silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)

玄理
xuán lǐ

profound theory

玄石
xuán shí

magnetite Fe3O4

玄秘
xuán mì

mystery

玄米茶
xuán mǐ chá

genmaicha

玄色
xuán sè

black (without gloss)

玄菟郡
xuán tù jùn

Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

玄虚
xuán xū

(intentionally) mysterious; arcane

玄远
xuán yuǎn

profound

玄关
xuán guān

entrance hall

玄青
xuán qīng

deep black

白玄鸥
bái xuán ōu

(bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba)

白顶玄鸥
bái dǐng xuán ōu

(bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus)

赵玄坛
zhào xuán tán

Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

郑玄
zhèng xuán

Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar