玄奥
xuán ào · abstruse; profound mystery; the mysteries of the universe
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 玄奥
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
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secret; mystery
深奥shēn’àoprofound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
玄机xuánjīprofound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles
玄学xuán xuéWei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals; translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
玄远xuán yuǎnprofound; abstruse mystery
玄关xuán guānentrance hall; vestibule