麟

lín
#2,746 most
frequent character
see 麒麟[qi2lin2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

麟 has 鹿 deer as its picture part and 粦 lìn as the sound, differing only in tone. It first meant a large female deer. From there it grew to name the female of the Chinese unicorn.

Drawn as: deer

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Same Characters, Different Readings

麟lín
variant of 麟[lin2]

Homophones

HSK 6
淋lín
to drain, to drench, to drip
临lín
. to border, . just before, about to
邻lín
neighbor, adjacent, close to
林lín
(bound form) woods, forest

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