Meaning
black; mysterious
Chinese: 深奥、神秘，也指黑中带赤的颜色。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 玄 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 玄机xuán jīprofound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles
- 玄学xuán xuéWei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals; translation of metaphysics
- 玄理xuán lǐprofound theory; philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄学 sect
- 玄关xuán guānentrance hall; vestibule
- 玄色xuán sèblack (without gloss); black with a hint of red in it
Example Sentence
这个故事听起来十分玄妙。Zhè ge gù shi tīng qǐ lái shí fēn xuán miào.This story sounds very mysterious.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this故事gù shiold practice听起来tīng qǐ láito sound like十分shí fēnvery玄妙xuán miàomysterious。