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Kanji Detail for 麟 - "qilin, legendary, auspicious"
麟
- Meaning
麟 means "qilin, legendary, auspicious."
Qilin (female) - A legendary auspicious creature.
Brilliant - Shining; glittering.
- 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
female of Chinese unicorn
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 麟[lin2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
female unicorn
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An animal name. In ancient times, it was believed to appear when a king achieved perfect benevolence. Today in Africa there is an animal whose body height is fifteen to eighteen feet, the tallest in the entire animal kingdom. Small head with long neck. Has two small horns on top. Front legs are very long. Hind legs are slightly shorter. Often eats tree leaves with head raised. Entire body is yellow-white with brown spots. Its appearance is similar to the traditional qilin. Hence it is also called 麒麟. Or called 長頸鹿 (giraffe). | Brilliant. As in 炳炳麟麟 (brightly shining).
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