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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 麒麟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
麒麟 qí lín - (Chinese mythology) qilin
- (old) giraffe

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 24,383 18,546 18,505

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- used in 麒麟[qi2lin2]
lín- see 麒麟[qi2lin2]
lín- variant of 麟[lin2]

Other Words Containing 麒麟

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
麒麟 - - 24,383 18,546 18,505