Phonosemantic compound. 鹿 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
麒
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
麒
Regular
Modern
Chinese
麒 [qí]
mythical male unicorn; see 麒麟
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
麒麟 [qílín] #24,383
qilin (mythical Chinese animal)
麒麟区 [Qílínqū] #61,952
Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan
麒麟区 [Qílínqū] #61,952
Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan
麒麟座 [Qílínzuò] #71,864
Monoceros (constellation)
麒麟殿 [QílínDiàn]
see 麒麟閣|麒麟阁[QílínGé]
麒麟菜 [qílíncài]
eucheuma, a type of red algae (used in TCM)
麒麟阁 [QílínGé]
Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous officials
麒麟阁 [QílínGé]
Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous officials
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 麒麟 [きりん] #38,740
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
麒麟児 [きりんじ] #70,969
child prodigy
麒麟座 [きりんざ] #299,389
Camelopardalis (constellation)
マサイ麒麟 [マサイきりん]
masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii)
木麒麟 [もっきりん]
Barbados shrub (Pereskia aculeata)
深山秋の麒麟草 [みやまあきのきりんそう]
European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)
秋の麒麟草 [あきのきりんそう]
goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica)
麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る [きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる]
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
麒麟血 [きりんけつ]
dragon's blood palm (Daemonorops draco)
麒麟羚羊 [きりんれいよう]
gerenuk (Litocranius walleri)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)