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xuanwu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
xu-an-wu
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Black Turtle.

name

A Taoist god.

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, literally “Dark Warrior”).

Inflected Forms

Xuan Wu (alternative) Hsüan-wu (alternative) Hsüanwu (alternative) Hsüan Wu (alternative) Hsuanwu (alternative) Hsuan Wu (alternative)

Synonyms

Black Turtle

Questions

What does xuanwu mean?
Synonym of Black Turtle.
Where does xuanwu come from?
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, literally “Dark Warrior”).

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