Character

玄

xuán HSK 7

玄 xuán HSK 7

1. black; dark-colored
2. profound; abstruse; difficult to understand
3. (colloq.) mystifying; unreliable; dubious
4. (lit.) the north
5. a surname

Words using 玄 as xuán (1)

Structure & writing

玄 xuán — black; dark-colored

玄 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 7

弦 xián bowstring (elastic cord strung between the two ends of a bow, usually made of sinew) 炫 xuàn (lit.) to dazzle (the eyes with intense light) 畜 chù animal; esp. domesticated beast

consists of

1 亠 tóu — top/lid radical, a cover or cap shape

亠 is a component in 22 characters

HSK 1

亮 liàng bright; luminous 商 shāng to discuss, to consult with others 市 shì marketplace; place for trading 脑 nǎo brain (the main part of the nervous system, located in the cranial cavity, comprising cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, etc.) 高 gāo tall; high (opposite of 'low')

HSK 2

交 jiāo to hand over; to transfer to the relevant party 旁 páng side; nearby 离 lí to be separated by; to be apart from

HSK 3

育 yù to give birth to 言 yán (lit.) to speak; to say

HSK 4

产 chǎn to give birth 京 jīng capital city of a country 夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 弃 qì to abandon, to discard 恼 nǎo to anger; to make angry

HSK 5

享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain 充 chōng full; sufficient

HSK 6

帝 dì supreme deity or ruler of the universe in religion or mythology 毫 háo fine, pointed hair on a person or animal

HSK 7

亩 mǔ mǔ, a Chinese unit of area (1 mǔ = 666.7 m²; 10 fēn = 1 mǔ; 100 mǔ = 1 qǐng) 亭 tíng pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden 玄 xuán black; dark-colored

2 幺 yāo — the number one; smallest unit

幺 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 4

乡 xiāng village; rural area (opposite of city) 幽 yōu (lit.) deep and secluded; (of a place) remote, quiet, and dimly lit

HSK 5

幼 yòu young; immature (opposite of 老)

HSK 7

兹 zī (lit., class.) demonstrative pronoun: this; this one 奚 xī slave (in ancient times) 玄 xuán black; dark-colored

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