Chinese symbol for “basalt”
玄武岩
xuán wǔ yán
(geology) basalt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for basalt is 玄武岩 (xuán wǔ yán), defined as: (geology) basalt.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “basalt”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 玄武岩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玄机 (玄機) | xuán jī | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles |
| 玄学 (玄學) | xuán xué | Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals; translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学) |
| 玄关 (玄關) | xuán guān | entrance hall; vestibule |
| 玄妙 | xuán miào | mysterious; profound |
| 玄孙 (玄孫) | xuán sūn | great-great-grandson |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms |
| 武装 (武裝) | wǔ zhuāng | arms; equipment |
| 武力 | wǔ lì | military force |
| 岩石 | yán shí | (geology) rock |
See also: Japanese symbol for “basalt”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.