麒 (kei4 | qi2) : mythical (Chinese) unicorn

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麒

kei4

qi2

mythical (Chinese) unicorn

Stroke count: 19

Level: 4

Radical: (#198)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

麒

This word has been viewed 2870 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 17th Jul 2007 01:05 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:47

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麒麟 kei4 leon4 qi2 lin2 = (Chinese) unicorn; Kirin Beer

麒麟臂 kei4 leon4 bei3 qi2 lin2 bi4 = massive upper arm muscles

麒麟啤酒 kei4 leon4*2 be1 zau2 qi2 lin2 pi2 jiu3 = Kirin beer

舞麒麟 mou5 kei4 leon4 wu3 qi2 lin2 = unicorn dance

麒麟座 kei4 leon4 zo6 qi2 lin2 zuo4 = monoceros

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Decimal representation of this word: 麒
Unicode code for this character: U+9e92 (off-site link)

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