麟
see 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
23 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,632 U+9E9F
How 麟 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鹿 (semantic, “deer”) + 粦 (phonetic)
How to remember it
Chinese unicorn · Heisig RSH #2916
鹿 deer + jack-o’-lantern
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 粦
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 粦 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粦 sound component | — | phosphorus |
| 磷 | lín | phosphorus |
| 鳞 | lín | fish scales |
| 嶙 | lín | precipitous, steep, tall |
| 粼 | lín | clear, limpid (as of water) |
| 遴 | lín | to select, to choose; surname |
| 瞵 | lín | to stare at |
| 辚 | lín | the rumbling of wheels |
Words containing 麟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凤毛麟角 | fèng máo lín jiǎo | lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom); fig. few and far between |
| 麟游县 | Lín yóu Xiàn | Linyou, a county in Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 萨摩麟 | Sà mó lín | Samotherium (early giraffe) |
| 汤玉麟 | Tāng Yù lín | Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德,… |
| 麟经 | Lín jīng | another name for the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋 |
| 麟游 | Lín yóu | see 麟遊縣|麟游县[Lin2 you2 Xian4] |
| 麟角凤觜 | lín jiǎo fèng zuǐ | lit. qilin's horn, phoenix's mouth (idiom); fig. rara avis; rarity |
| 麒麟区 | Qí lín Qū | Qilin, a district of Qujing City 曲靖市[Qu3 jing4 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 章炳麟 | Zhāng Bǐng lín | Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual … |
| 麒麟菜 | qí lín cài | eucheuma, a type of red algae (used in TCM) |
| 麒麟座 | Qí lín zuò | Monoceros constellation |
| 麒麟阁 | Qí lín Gé | Qilin Pavilion, located in the Weiyang Palace, a hall decorated with portraits of famous o… |
| 麒麟殿 | Qí lín Diàn | see 麒麟閣|麒麟阁[Qi2 lin2 Ge2] |
| 谭咏麟 | Tán Yǒng lín | Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor |
| 麒麟 | qí lín | (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe |
| 骐麟 | qí lín | variant of 麒麟[qi2 lin2] |