麒麟 qí lín

qilin (mythical Chinese animal); Chinese unicorn

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24422nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. qilin (mythical Chinese animal)
  2. 2. Chinese unicorn
  3. 3. commonly mistranslated as giraffe
  4. 4. kylin

Characters

Character Meaning
麒 qí
see 麒麟qí lín; mythical male unicorn
麟 lín
variant of 麟lín; see 麒麟qí lín; female unicorn