- 玄武岩 xuánwǔyán basalt(geology) basalt
- 玄武区 Xuánwǔqū Xuanwu DistrictXuanwu (Black tortoise) district of Nanjing City [[南京市|南京市|Nan2 jing1 Shi4]] in Jiangsu [[江苏|江蘇|Jiang1 Su1]]
- 玄武质熔岩 xuánwǔzhìróngyán basaltbasalt; basaltic lava
- 玄武门之变 Xuánwǔménzhībiàn Xuanwu Gate coupThe Xuanwu Gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin killed his brothers and seized the throne from his father to become Emperor Taizong.
