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麒麟
qílín
1. qilin (mythical Chinese animal)
2. kylin
3. Chinese unicorn
4. commonly mistranslated as giraffe
Common • Top 21%

Character Breakdown

麒
qí
mythical unicorn
19 丶
麟
lín
female unicorn
23 丶

Compound Words (3)

麒麟区
Qílínqū
Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan
麒麟座
Qílínzuò
Monoceros (constellation)
麒麟菜
qílíncài
eucheuma, a type of red algae (used in TCM)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
17,872 of 84,292