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Kanji Detail for 麒 - "qilin, mythical, auspicious"
麒
- Meaning
麒 means "qilin, mythical, auspicious."
Qilin - A mythical creature appearing when a sage is born.
Male qilin - The male of the legendary pair.
Auspicious - A symbol of divine appearance.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
Chinese unicorn; genius; giraffe; bright; shining
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
legendary auspicious animal
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
used in 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
mythical unicorn
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
麒麟. In ancient times called a benevolent beast. The male is called 麒. The female is called 麟. See "麟" for details.
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- Strokes
- Radical
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