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玄
xuán
1. black
2. mysterious
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

玄
xuán
deep, profound, abstruse
5 丶

Compound Words (20)

郑玄
ZhèngXuán
Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar
玄奘
Xuánzàng
Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
玄奥
xuánào
abstruse
玄妙
xuánmiào
mysterious
玄孙
xuánsūn
great-great-grandson
玄学
xuánxué
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals
玄机
xuánjī
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)
玄武
Xuánwǔ
Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
玄狐
xuánhú
silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
玄理
xuánlǐ
profound theory
玄石
xuánshí
magnetite Fe3O4
玄秘
xuánmì
mystery
玄虚
xuánxū
deceitful trick
玄远
xuányuǎn
profound
玄关
xuánguān
entrance hall
玄青
xuánqīng
deep black
桓玄
HuánXuán
Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
渊玄
yuānxuán
profundity
玄乎
xuánhū
unreliable
玄参
xuánshēn
Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,716
Word Frequency Rank
7,918 of 84,292
Radical Number
95

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