玄 xuán
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 玄 — deep, profound, abstruse
- Made of
- 亠 lid, cover 幺 tiny
玄机
xuánjī
mystery; hidden clue; secret
Characters in this word
机 jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这份合同真正的玄机不在价格，而在违约条款的措辞。 Zhè fèn hétong zhēnzhèng de xuánjī bú zài jiàgé, ér zài wéiyuē tiáokuǎn de cuòcí. The real hidden trick in this contract lies not in the price, but in the wording of the breach-of-contract clause.
- 这道数学题里藏着什么玄机？你再仔细想想。 Zhè dào shùxuétí lǐ cángzhe shénme xuánjī? Nǐ zài zǎixì xiǎngxiang. What hidden trick is buried in this math problem? Think it over carefully once more.
- 老师傅一笑，说这碗面的配方自有玄机。 Lǎo shīfu yī xiào, shuō zhè wǎn miàn de pèifāng zì yǒu xuánjī. The old master gave a smile and said this bowl of noodles' recipe held its own secret.