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玄

Character

玄 xuán

HSK 7–9Character

deep, dark black (as in 玄色)

Radical
玄 (itself)
Strokes
5
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
亠幺
Traditional
玄
Frequency
#1953 most common character
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Meaning

xuán

xuan2
  1. deep, dark black (as in 玄色)
  2. mysterious and very hard to understand (as in 玄妙)

Examples

  • 这个问题很玄妙，我不懂。

    zhè ge wèn tí hěn xuán miào wǒ bù dǒng

    This question is very mysterious. I don't understand it.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我买了一件玄色的衣服。

    wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn xuán sè de yī fu

    I bought a piece of dark black clothing.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 5 strokes

Speed

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Words with 玄

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玄机xuán jīa hidden secret or meaning inside somethingWordHSK 7–9玄乎xuán hūunreliable; incredibleWord玄关xuán guānentrance hall; vestibuleWord玄参xuán shēnNingpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)Word玄圃xuán pǔmythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 昆仑 (Kūn lún)Word玄奘xuán zàngXuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645Word玄奥xuán àoabstruseWord玄妙xuán miàomysteriousWord玄孙xuán sūngreat-great-grandsonWord玄学xuán xuéWei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian idealsWord玄幻xuán huànxuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)Word玄武xuán wǔBlack Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)Word

Same radical 玄

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率lǜ