| 玄 | [ xuán ] black, mysterious |
| 玄之又玄 | [ xuán zhī yoù xuán ] mystery within a mystery, the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] |
| 玄乎 | [ xuán hū ] unreliable, incredible |
| 玄參 | [ xuán shēn ] Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis), root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM) |
| 玄参 | [ xuán shēn ] Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis), root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM) |
| 玄圃 | [ xuán pǔ ] mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] |
| 玄奘 | [ xuán zàng ] Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 |
| 玄奧 | [ xuán aò ] abstruse, profound mystery, the mysteries of the universe |
| 玄奥 | [ xuán aò ] abstruse, profound mystery, the mysteries of the universe |
| 玄妙 | [ xuán ] mysterious, profound, abstruse |
| 玄孫 | [ xuán sūn ] great-great-grandson |
| 玄孙 | [ xuán sūn ] great-great-grandson |
| 玄學 | [ xuán xué ] Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals, translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学) |
| 玄学 | [ xuán xué ] Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals, translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学) |
| 玄幻 | [ xuán huàn ] xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction) |
| 玄機 | [ xuán jī ] profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism), mysterious principles |
| 玄机 | [ xuán jī ] profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism), mysterious principles |
| 玄武 | [ xuán wǔ ] Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky), (in Daoism) God of the north sky |
| 玄武區 | [ xuán wǔ qū ] Xuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 |
| 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), lava |
| 玄武質熔岩 | [ xuán wǔ zhì róng yán ] basalt, also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2] |
| 玄武质熔岩 | [ xuán wǔ zhì róng yán ] basalt, also written 玄熔岩[xuan2 rong2 yan2] |
| 玄武門之變 | [ 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, philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 sect |
| 玄石 | [ xuán shí ] magnetite Fe3O4 |
| 玄秘 | [ xuán mì ] mystery, mysterious, occult, abstruse doctrine (e.g. religious) |
| 玄米茶 | [ xuán mǐ chá ] genmaicha, Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice |
| 玄色 | [ xuán sè ] black (without gloss), black with a hint of red in it |
| 玄菟郡 | [ xuán tù jùn ] Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea |
| 玄虛 | [ xuán xū ] deceitful trick, mystery, unfathomable |
| 玄虚 | [ xuán xū ] deceitful trick, mystery, unfathomable |
| 玄遠 | [ xuán yuǎn ] profound, abstruse mystery |
| 玄远 | [ xuán yuǎn ] profound, abstruse mystery |
| 玄關 | [ xuán guān ] entrance hall, vestibule |
| 玄关 | [ xuán guān ] entrance hall, vestibule |
| 玄青 | [ xuán qīng ] deep black |
| ⇒ 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[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756 |
| ⇒ 天地玄黃 | [ tiān dì xuán huáng ] first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2] |
| ⇒ 天地玄黄 | [ tiān dì xuán huáng ] first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2] |
| ⇒ 房玄齡 | [ fáng xuán líng ] Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书[Jin4 shu1] |
| ⇒ 房玄龄 | [ fáng xuán líng ] Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书[Jin4 shu1] |
| ⇒ 故弄玄虛 | [ gù nòng xuán xū ] deliberately mystifying, to make sth unnecessarily complicated |
| ⇒ 故弄玄虚 | [ gù nòng xuán xū ] deliberately mystifying, to make sth unnecessarily complicated |
| ⇒ 枕狀玄武岩 | [ zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán ] pillow lava (geology), pillow basalt |
| ⇒ 枕状玄武岩 | [ zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán ] pillow lava (geology), pillow basalt |
| ⇒ 桓玄 | [ huán xuán ] Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin |
| ⇒ 淵玄 | [ yuān xuán ] profundity, depth |
| ⇒ 渊玄 | [ yuān xuán ] profundity, depth |
| ⇒ 玄之又玄 | [ xuán zhī yoù xuán ] mystery within a mystery, the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] |
| ⇒ 白玄鷗 | [ baí xuán oū ] (bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba) |
| ⇒ 白玄鸥 | [ baí xuán oū ] (bird species of China) white tern (Gygis alba) |
| ⇒ 白頂玄鷗 | [ baí dǐng xuán oū ] (bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus) |
| ⇒ 白顶玄鸥 | [ baí dǐng xuán oū ] (bird species of China) brown noddy (Anous stolidus) |
| ⇒ 趙玄壇 | [ zhaò xuán tán ] Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |
| ⇒ 赵玄坛 | [ zhaò xuán tán ] Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism |
| ⇒ 鄭玄 | [ zhèng xuán ] Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar |
| ⇒ 郑玄 | [ zhèng xuán ] Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar |