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Mythic Mandarin

麒麟 (qí lín): meaning and stroke order

麒麟 (qí lín) means (Chinese mythology) qilin, (old) giraffe.

麒麟

Simplified
麒麟
Traditional
麒麟 (same form)
Pinyin
qí lín

Stroke order of 麒麟

麒

  • qí used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
  • 19 strokes

Stroke by stroke

麟

  • lín variant of 麟[lin2]
  • lín see 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
  • 23 strokes
  • Traditional form: 麐

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 麒麟

  1. qí lín
    • (Chinese mythology) qilin
    • (old) giraffe

Radicals of the characters

麒
Radical 鹿 (Kangxi radical 198) · 19 strokes · 鹿 on the left, 其 on the right
麟
Radical 鹿 (Kangxi radical 198) · 23 strokes · 鹿 on the left, 粦 on the right

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

麒麟 in our stories

Preview version — Chinese review in progress.

  • 在中国的传说里，麒麟是一种很特别的神兽。

    zài Zhōngguó de chuánshuō lǐ qílín shì yì zhǒng hěn tèbié de shénshòu

    In Chinese legend, the qilin is a very special mythical beast.

    From the story The qilin HSK 4

Stories using 麒麟

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).