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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 麟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
麟 lín - see 麒麟[qi2lin2]
麟 lín - variant of 麟[lin2]

List Ranking for: 麟

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

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 18,222 18,953

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 鹿 粦

Radical:

鹿

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

粦

Semantic:

鹿

Hint:

Deer

Other Words Containing 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 (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
麒麟 - - 24,383 18,546 18,505
凤毛麟角 - 7 66,921 37,524 48,007