玄武岩

Traditional form:

玄武岩

Pinyin (reading):

xuánwǔyán

Definitions:

• (geology) basalt

Characters:

• 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse
• 武 - military; martial, warlike
• 岩 - cliff; rocks; mountain

Traditional characters:

• 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse
• 武 - military; martial, warlike
• 岩 - cliff; rocks; mountain