玄

郑玄

zhèng xuán

Zheng Xuan (127-200), late Han scholar

九天玄女

jiǔ tiān xuán nǚ

Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology

唐玄宗

táng xuán zōng

Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇[Tang2 Ming2 huang2], reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基[Li3 Long1 ji1], reigned 712-756

天地玄黄

tiān dì xuán huáng

first line of the Thousand Character Classic 千字文[Qian1 zi4 wen2]

房玄龄

fáng xuán líng

Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书[Jin4 shu1]

故弄玄虚

gù nòng xuán xū

deliberately mystifying

桓玄

huán xuán

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

渊玄

yuān xuán

profundity

玄之又玄

xuán zhī yòu xuán

mystery within a mystery

玄乎

xuán hū

unreliable; incredible

玄参

xuán shēn

root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)

玄圃

xuán pǔ

mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2]