懂中文 Dong Chinese

麒

qí

legendary auspicious animal

Phonosemantic compound. 鹿 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound.

Components
鹿 meaning component

鹿  Meaning component

lù

  

deer

其 sound component

其  Sound component

qí

  

its, his, (3p possessive)

Evolution

麒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
麒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

麒  

qí

legendary auspicious animal; mythical male unicorn; see 麒麟

Most common words with 麒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

麒麟

kylin

麒

kylin

麒麟区

Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan

麒麟座

Monoceros (constellation)