玄武 Traditional form: 玄武 Pinyin (reading): Xuánwǔ Definitions: Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky) (in Daoism) God of the north sky Characters: 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse 武 - military; martial, warlike Traditional characters: 玄 - deep, profound, abstruse 武 - military; martial, warlike