玄武

xuán wǔ

Definitions

1. Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
2. (in Daoism) God of the north sky

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Words Containing 玄武

• 枕状玄武岩 枕状玄武岩 zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán: pillow lava (geology)
• 玄武区 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 玄武岩 xuán wǔ yán: basalt (geology)
• 玄武质熔岩 玄武质熔岩 xuán wǔ zhì róng yán: basalt
• 玄武门之变 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

Child Words of 玄武

• 玄 玄 xuán: black
• 武 武 wǔ: martial