created reference approved 玄武 → 真武 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄武 xuánwǔ
真武 zhēnwǔ
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 玄武 · xuánwǔ · Black Tortoise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄武
xuánwǔ
Black Tortoise
The Black Tortoise, a mythological figure often depicted as a tortoise intertwined with a snake; it represents the north, the element of water, and is worshiped in Daoism as a guardian deity (also known as [[真武|真武|zhen1 wu3]])
玄 (literal) → 玄 · xuán · black 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 玄武 · xuánwǔ · northern constellations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
玄武
xuánwǔ
northern constellations
A collective name for the seven mansions of the northern sky in Chinese astronomy.
玄 (literal) → 玄 · xuán · black 武 (literal) → 武 · wǔ · martial
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition