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麟 lín

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麟 lín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lín | lin2
English translation
female unicorn

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About 麟 lín

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Number of strokes

23

Traditional form

麟 lín

Contains the radical

鹿 lù

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

deer

Etymology of 麟 lín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰鹿粦

Semantic compound

鹿 lù

Phonetic compound

粦 lín

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Example sentences using 麟 lín

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在 zài 一 yī 排排笔直 bǐ zhí 的 de ,用 yòng 带刺 dài cì 的 de 铁丝 tiě sī 编扎的 de 栅栏 zhà lán 那 Nā 一边 yībiān ,有 yǒu 一 yī 丛丛金黄色 jīn huáng sè 的 de 秋 Qiū 麒麟 qí lín 草 cǎo .

Beyond the undeviating barbed - wire fences were clumps of golden rod.

空气 kōngqì 里 lǐ 闻 Wén 得到 dé dào 幽幽 yōu yōu 的 de 大茴香 dà huí xiāng 和 hé 秋 Qiū 麒麟 qí lín 草 cǎo 的 de 香味 xiāng wèi .

A faint anise smell is on the air, goldenrod scent.

成功 Chénggōng 的 de 女 nǚ 政治家 zhèng zhì jiā 凤毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo 。

Successful women politicians are few and far between.

Words with 麟 lín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
麒麟 qí lín kylin麒麟 qí lín
麟 lín kylin麟 lín
凤毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo fig. few and far between鳳毛麟角
谭咏麟 Tán Yǒng lín Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor譚詠麟
麒麟区 Qí lín qū Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan麒麟區
章炳麟 Zhāng Bǐng lín Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 Zhāng Tài yán (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution章炳麟 Zhāng Bǐng lín
麟游县 Lín yóu Xiàn Linyou County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡 Bǎo jī [Bǎo​jī], Shaanxi麟遊縣
麟游 Lín yóu Linyou County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡 Bǎo jī [Bǎo​jī], Shaanxi麟遊
汤玉麟 Tāng Yù lín Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德 Chéng dé , mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth湯玉麟
麒麟座 Qí lín zuò Monoceros (constellation)麒麟座 Qí lín zuò

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