Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Zhou Xuan (1918-1957), a famous Chinese singer and film actress.

the star Merak; the second star of the Big Dipper constellation, also known as Beta Ursae Majoris

A room decorated with gems or jade; also written as [[璇宫|璇宮|xuan2 gong1]] or [[璿宫|璿宮|xuan2 gong1]].

palace or room decorated with jade or precious gems; a jade palace

(variant form) an ancient astronomical instrument for modeling the celestial sphere; also referring to specific stars in the Big Dipper

(literary) Ancient Chinese astronomical instrument used for measuring the positions of stars; also written [[璇玑|璇璣|xuan2 ji1]].

The "Picture of the Turning Sphere", a famous reversible poem woven into a piece of brocade by [[苏蕙|蘇蕙|su1 hui4]] of the Jin dynasty to express her longing for her exiled husband; its 841 characters can be read in thousands of different ways to form unique poems.

ancient astronomical instrument for measuring the movements of celestial bodies; refers to both a specific historical sighting tube and the broader concept of the Big Dipper constellation

(literary) blossoms as pure and white as jade, often used as a metaphor for snow; jade-like flowers

(literary) an exquisite, cozy boudoir ornamented with fine jade; also used as a beautiful name for a woman's living quarters