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真武
zhēn​wǔ

Zhenwu

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真武 zhēn​wǔ
Zhenwu
Lord of Profound Heaven, a major Daoist deity responsible for guarding the north; originally known as 玄武 xuán​wǔ but renamed during the Song Dynasty to avoid a naming taboo.

Frequency

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0.012 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 玄武 xuán​wǔ
  • 玄天上帝 xuán​tiān​shàng​dì

Sources

Frequency data
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