xuán xuàn

mysterious; black

#1717

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 1717th character
Radical ⽞ (95.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 304

Definitions

玄 xuán
  1. 1. mysterious
  2. 2. black

Stroke order

玄 stroke order diagram
玄 stroke order animation

Words containing 玄

Word Meaning
abstruse; profound mystery; the mysteries of the universe
great-great-grandson
translation of metaphysics (also translated xíng ér shàng xué)
mysterious principles
(in Daoism) God of the north sky
Xuanwu District, Nanjing
Xuanwu District of Nanjing
basalt; also written xuán róng yán
basalt; also written xuán róng yán
Xuanwu Gate 626 coup in early Tang dynasty
Xuanwu Gate coup, Li Shimin seizing power
silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
profound theory
magnetite Fe3O4
mysterious; mystery; occult
Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice; genmaicha
black (without gloss); black with a hint of red in it
Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
unfathomable; mystery; deceitful trick
unfathomable; mystery; deceitful trick
profound; abstruse mystery
profound; abstruse mystery
entrance hall; vestibule
entrance hall; vestibule
deep black