玄 - xuán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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玄

xuán

Definition

black
mysterious
profound
radical (Kang Xi 95)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (12)

弦

xián

bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse

炫

xuàn

to dazzle; to boast; to show off; (slang) cool; awesome

畜

chù

livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal

眩

xuàn

dazzling; brilliant; dazzled; dizzy

鉉

xuàn

stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron; commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"

舷

xián

side of a ship or an aircraft

畜

xù

to raise (animals); to raise (livestock)

weep

jadelike precious stone; jade-colored

millipede

long day; extended; relaxed

玈

lú

black

Related words (24)

玄乎

xuán hū

unreliable; incredible

玄關

xuán guān

entrance hall; front door; porch; vestibule

玄奧

xuán ào

abstruse; profound mystery; the mysteries of the universe

玄妙

xuán miào

mysterious; profound; abstruse

great-great-grandson

mysterious fantasy; fantasy; fantasy novel

玄機

xuán jī

profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles

玄狐

xuán hú

silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)

玄理

xuán lǐ

profound theory; philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 sect

magnetite Fe3O4

mystery; mysterious; occult; abstruse doctrine (e.g. religious)

玄虛

xuán xū

deceitful trick; mystery; unfathomable

玄遠

xuán yuǎn

profound; abstruse mystery

deep black

basalt (geology); lava

玄米茶

xuán mǐ chá

genmaicha; Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice

玄之又玄

xuán zhī yòu xuán

mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子

玄武質熔岩

xuán wǔ zhì róng yán

basalt; also written basalt; also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2]

profundity; depth

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

天地玄黃

tiān dì xuán huáng

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文

故弄玄虛

gù nòng xuán xū

deliberately mystifying; to make sth unnecessarily complicated

白頂玄鷗

bái dǐng xuán ōu

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

枕狀玄武岩

zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology); pillow basalt

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