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麟
lín
1. female unicorn
2. see [[麒麟]]
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Character Breakdown (Single character)

麟
lín
female unicorn
23 丶

Compound Words (16)

麟游
Línyóu
Linyou County in Baoji [[寶雞|宝鸡<Bǎojī>]], Shaanxi
麒麟
qílín
qilin (mythical Chinese animal)
麟洛
Línluò
Linlo township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
骐麟
qílín
variant of [[麒麟<qílín>]]
麟经
Línjīng
another name for the Spring and Autumn annals [[春秋]]
麒麟座
Qílínzuò
Monoceros (constellation)
麒麟菜
qílíncài
eucheuma, a type of red algae (used in TCM)
麟洛乡
Línluòxiāng
Linlo township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
麟游县
LínyóuXiàn
Linyou County in Baoji [[寶雞|宝鸡<Bǎojī>]], Shaanxi
章炳麟
ZhāngBǐnglín
Zhang Taiyan [[章太炎]] (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution
萨摩麟
Sàmólín
Samotherium (early giraffe)
谭咏麟
TánYǒnglín
Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
麒麟区
Qílínqū
Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan
汤玉麟
TāngYùlín
Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde [[承德]], mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth
凤毛麟角
fèngmáolínjiǎo
lit. phoenix feather and unicorn horn, fig. an extremely rare object (idiom)
麟角凤觜
línjiǎofèngzuǐ
lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom)

Alternate Entries

麟
lín
variant of [[麟<lín>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,751
Word Frequency Rank
40,357 of 84,292