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black turtle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
black- -tur-tle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy

name

a symbol of the element of water and direction north, typically depicted as a turtle entwined with a snake

Etymology

From Mandarin 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, literally “Dark Warrior”) + the primary animal representing it.

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

Black Turtle of the North Black Tortoise Xuanwu Hsüan-wu

Questions

What does black turtle mean?
a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy
Where does black turtle come from?
From Mandarin 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, literally “Dark Warrior”) + the primary animal representing it.

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