玄武
Xuán wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

玄武
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Xuán wǔ
  1. Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
  2. (in Daoism) God of the north sky

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

威武
wēi wǔ
  1. 1 might
  2. 2 formidable
武侠
wǔ xiá
  1. 1 martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)
  2. 2 knight-errant
武器
wǔ qì
  1. 1 weapon
  2. 2 arms
  3. 3 classifier: 种 zhǒng
武将
wǔ jiàng
  1. 1 general
  2. 2 military leader
  3. 3 fierce man
武林
wǔ lín
  1. 1 martial arts (social) circles

Idioms (11)

孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)