玄(xuán)

HSK 7-95 strokes

black

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Character information

Pinyin
xuán
Meaning
black; mysterious
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 玄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱亠幺

Made of

亠tóu幺yāo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 玄 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 玄

Common words using 玄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xuán玄jī机
HSK 7-9

profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)

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huán桓xuán玄

Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin

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yuān渊xuán玄

profundity; depth

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xuán玄hū乎

unreliable; incredible

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táng唐xuán玄zōng宗

Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 hua…

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gù故nòng弄xuán玄xū虚

deliberately mystifying

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xuán玄zhī之yòu又xuán玄

mystery within a mystery

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xuán玄zàng奘

Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629…

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机桓渊乎唐宗故弄

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