| 玄武岩 | xuan2 wu3 yan2 | lava |
| 玄 | xuan2 | profound |
| 玄武 | xuan2 wu3 | Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) |
| 玄机 | xuan2 ji1 | mysterious principles |
| 玄学 | xuan2 xue2 | translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上å¸å½¢è€Œä¸Šå¦) |
| 玄妙 | xuan2 miao4 | abstruse |
| 玄参 | xuan2 can1 | figwort |
| 玄虚 | xuan2 xu1 | mystery |
| 刘玄 | liu2 xuan2 | |
| 桓玄 | huan2 xuan2 | Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin |
| 玄关 | xuan2 guan1 | porch |
| 玄孙 | xuan2 sun1 | great-great-grandson |
| 唐玄宗 | tang2 xuan2 zong1 | Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (712-756) |