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href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8" title="কাইলিন – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কাইলিন" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%AE-l%C3%AEn" title="Kî-lîn – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kî-lîn" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Цилин – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Цилин" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cchi-lin" title="Čchi-lin – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Čchi-lin" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%88ilino" title="Ĉilino – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ĉilino" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86_(%D8%A2%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C)" title="کیلین (آفریده افسانه‌ای) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کیلین (آفریده افسانه‌ای)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh%C3%AC-l%C3%ACn" title="Khì-lìn – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Khì-lìn" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%EB%A6%B0_(%EC%A0%84%EC%84%A4)" title="기린 (전설) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="기린 (전설)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98" title="ცილინი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ცილინი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csi-lin" title="Csi-lin – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Csi-lin" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin_(fabeldier)" title="Qilin (fabeldier) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Qilin (fabeldier)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F" title="麒麟 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="麒麟" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin" title="Qilin – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Qilin" data-language-autonym="Português" 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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Qilin_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Qilin (disambiguation)">Qilin (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Qilin</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Qilin.svg/220px-Qilin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Qilin.svg/330px-Qilin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Qilin.svg/440px-Qilin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="904" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div class="infobox-caption">Illustration based on a <a href="/wiki/Qing_dynasty" title="Qing dynasty">Qing era</a> depiction of a qilin</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Grouping</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Legendary_creature" title="Legendary creature">Legendary creature</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sub grouping</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)" title="Chimera (mythology)">Chimera</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Similar entities</th><td class="infobox-data">kirin, <span title="Vietnamese-language text"><span lang="vi" style="font-style: normal;">kỳ lân</span></span>, <span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">gilen</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First attested</th><td class="infobox-data">5th century BCE</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">China</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color:#b0c4de">Qilin</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image notheme" style="background-color: #f8f9fa;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin_(Chinese_characters).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Qilin_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg/120px-Qilin_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Qilin_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg/250px-Qilin_%28Chinese_characters%29.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="546" data-file-height="253" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">"Qilin" in Chinese characters</div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Chinese name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hani" style="font-size: 1rem;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F" class="extiw" title="wikt:麒麟">麒麟</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table 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lang="zh-Latn">ch'i<sup>2</sup>-lin<sup>2</sup></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="IPA" lang="cmn-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">[tɕʰǐ.lǐn]</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Yue: Cantonese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Yale Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">kèih-lèuhn</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" 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style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>qilin</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">English: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/tʃ/: 'ch' in 'China'">tʃ</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">chee-<span style="font-size:90%">LIN</span></i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Chinese_language" title="Chinese language">Chinese</a>: <span lang="zh">麒麟</span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Legendary_creature" title="Legendary creature">legendary</a> hooved <a href="/wiki/Chimera_(mythology)" title="Chimera (mythology)">chimerical</a> creature that appears in <a href="/wiki/Chinese_mythology" title="Chinese mythology">Chinese mythology</a>, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or death of a <a href="/wiki/Xian_(Taoism)" title="Xian (Taoism)">sage</a> or illustrious ruler.<sup id="cite_ref-britannica1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britannica1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Qilin are a specific type of the <span title="Chinese-language text"><i lang="zh-Latn">lin</i></span> mythological family of one-horned beasts. The qilin also appears in the mythologies of other Chinese-influenced cultures. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg/250px-Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg/330px-Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg/500px-Chinese_-_Dragon_-_Walters_492425_-_Profile.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1674" data-file-height="1799" /></a><figcaption>Qilin tomb guardian, 4th century CE</figcaption></figure><p>The earliest mention of the mythical qilin is in the poem <span lang="zh">麟之趾</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">Lín zhī zhǐ</span></i>; 'Feet of the Lin' included in the <a href="/wiki/Classic_of_Poetry" title="Classic of Poetry">Classic of Poetry</a> (11th – 7th c. BCE).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_Annals" title="Spring and Autumn Annals">Spring and Autumn Annals</a></i> mentioned that a <i>lin</i> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">麟</span></span>) was captured in the 14th year of Duke Ai of Lu (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AD%AF%E5%93%80%E5%85%AC" class="extiw" title="zh:魯哀公">魯哀公</a></span></span>) (481 CE); <i><a href="/wiki/Zuo_Zhuan" title="Zuo Zhuan">Zuo Zhuan</a></i> credited <a href="/wiki/Confucius" title="Confucius">Confucius</a> with identifying the <i>lin</i> as such.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The bisyllabic form <i>qilin</i> (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">麒麟</span></span> ~ <span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">騏驎</span></span>), which carries the same generic meaning as <i>lin</i> alone, is attested in works dated to the <a href="/wiki/Warring_States_period" title="Warring States period">Warring States period</a> (475–221 BCE).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <i>Qi</i> denotes the male and <i>lin</i> denotes the female<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> according to <i><a href="/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi" title="Shuowen Jiezi">Shuowen Jiezi</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-shuowen_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shuowen-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The legendary image of the qilin became associated with the image of the <a href="/wiki/Giraffe" title="Giraffe">giraffe</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ming_dynasty" title="Ming dynasty">Ming dynasty</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The identification of the qilin with giraffes began after <a href="/wiki/Zheng_He" title="Zheng He">Zheng He</a>'s 15th-century <a href="/wiki/Treasure_voyages" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasure voyages">voyage to East Africa</a> (landing, among other places, in modern-day <a href="/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a>). The Ming Dynasty bought giraffes from the <a href="/wiki/Maritime_history_of_Somalia" title="Maritime history of Somalia">Somali merchants</a> along with zebras, incense, and various other exotic animals.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zheng He's fleet brought back two giraffes to <a href="/wiki/Nanjing" title="Nanjing">Nanjing</a> and they were mistaken by the emperor for the mythical creature, with <i lang="so"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geri#Somali" class="extiw" title="wikt:geri">geri</a></i> meaning giraffe in <a href="/wiki/Somali_language" title="Somali language">Somali</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The identification of qilin with giraffes has had a lasting influence: even today, the same word is used for the mythical animal and the giraffe in both Korean and Japanese.<sup id="cite_ref-Parker_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parker-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg/250px-Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg/330px-Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg/500px-Tribute_Giraffe_with_Attendant_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2063" data-file-height="2528" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Ming_dynasty" title="Ming dynasty">Ming-era</a> painting of a tribute giraffe, which was thought to be a qilin by court officials, from Bengal</figcaption></figure> <p>Axel Schuessler reconstructs <a href="/wiki/Old_Chinese" title="Old Chinese">Old Chinese</a> pronunciation of <span lang="zh"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F#Chinese" class="extiw" title="wikt:麒麟">麒麟</a></span> as *<i>gərin</i>. Finnish linguist <a href="/wiki/Juha_Janhunen" title="Juha Janhunen">Juha Janhunen</a> tentatively compares *<i>gərin</i> to an etymon reconstructed as *<i>kalimV</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Janhunen_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Janhunen-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> denoting "<a href="/wiki/Whale" title="Whale">whale</a>"; and represented in the language isolate <a href="/wiki/Nivkh_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nivkh language">Nivkh</a> and four different language families <a href="/wiki/Tungusic_languages" title="Tungusic languages">Tungusic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mongolic_languages" title="Mongolic languages">Mongolic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkic_languages" title="Turkic languages">Turkic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samoyedic_languages" title="Samoyedic languages">Samoyedic</a>, wherein *<i>kalay(ә)ng</i> means "whale" (in <a href="/wiki/Nenets_languages" title="Nenets languages">Nenets</a>) and *<i>kalVyǝ</i> "<a href="/wiki/Mammoth" title="Mammoth">mammoth</a>" (in <a href="/wiki/Enets_language" title="Enets language">Enets</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nganasan_language" title="Nganasan language">Nganasan</a>). As even aborigines "vaguely familiar with the underlying real animals" often confuse the whale, mammoth, and <a href="/wiki/Unicorn" title="Unicorn">unicorn</a>: they conceptualized the mammoth and whale as aquatic, as well as the mammoth and unicorn possessing a single horn; for inland populations, the extant whale "remains<span class="nowrap"> </span>... an abstraction, in this respect being no different from the extinct mammoth or the truly mythical unicorn." However, Janhunen cautiously remarks that "[t]he formal and semantic similarity between *<i>kilin</i> < *<i>gilin</i> ~ *<i>gïlin</i> 'unicorn' and *<i>kalimV</i> 'whale' (but also Samoyedic *<i>kalay</i>- 'mammoth') is sufficient to support, though perhaps not confirm, the hypothesis of an etymological connection", and also notes a possible connection between Old Chinese and Mongolian (*)<i>kers</i> ~ (*)<i>keris</i> ~ (*)<i>kiris</i> "rhinoceros" (<a href="/wiki/Khalkha_Mongolian" title="Khalkha Mongolian">Khalkha</a>: <span title="Mongolian-language text"><span lang="mn">хирс</span></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-Bolor_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bolor-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:QingQilin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/QingQilin.jpg/220px-QingQilin.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/QingQilin.jpg/330px-QingQilin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/QingQilin.jpg/440px-QingQilin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>A Qing dynasty statue of a qilin in Beijing's <a href="/wiki/Summer_Palace" title="Summer Palace">Summer Palace</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Qilin generally have <a href="/wiki/Chinese_dragon" title="Chinese dragon">Chinese dragon</a>-like features: similar heads with <a href="/wiki/Antler" title="Antler">antlers</a>, eyes with thick eyelashes, manes that always flow upward, and beards. The body is fully or partially scaled and often shaped like an ox, deer, or horse, or more commonly a goat.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are always shown with cloven hooves.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While dragons in China (and thus qilin) are also most commonly depicted as golden, qilin may be of any color or even various colors, and can be depicted as bejeweled or exhibiting a jewel-like brilliance.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The qilin is depicted throughout a wide range of Chinese art, sometimes with parts of their bodies on fire.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Legends tell that qilin have appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese gardens">garden</a> of the legendary <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Emperor" title="Yellow Emperor">Yellow Emperor</a> and in the capital of <a href="/wiki/Emperor_Yao" title="Emperor Yao">Emperor Yao</a>; both events bore testimony to the benevolent nature of the rulers.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has also been told that the birth of the great sage <a href="/wiki/Confucius" title="Confucius">Confucius</a> was foretold by the arrival of a qilin.<sup id="cite_ref-britannica1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britannica1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qilin_as_unicorns">Qilin as unicorns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qilin as unicorns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum,_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_(386-534).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum%2C_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_%28386-534%29.jpg/220px-2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum%2C_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_%28386-534%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum%2C_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_%28386-534%29.jpg/330px-2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum%2C_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_%28386-534%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum%2C_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_%28386-534%29.jpg/440px-2015-09-23-110304_-_Historisches_Museum%2C_Einhorn-Keramik_aus_der_N%C3%B6rdl._Wei_Periode_%28386-534%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1169" data-file-height="891" /></a><figcaption>One-horned beast depicted in ceramic model from <a href="/wiki/Northern_Wei" title="Northern Wei">Northern Wei</a> period (386–534)</figcaption></figure> <p>In modern times, the depictions of qilin have often fused with the Western concept of unicorns, and qilin (<span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant">麒麟</span></span>) is often translated into English as "unicorn". The Han dynasty dictionary <i><a href="/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi" title="Shuowen Jiezi">Shuowen Jiezi</a></i> describes <i>qi</i> as single-horned,<sup id="cite_ref-shuowen_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shuowen-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it can sometimes be depicted as having a <a href="/wiki/Unicorn_horn" title="Unicorn horn">single horn</a>. The translation, however, may be misleading, as qilin can also be depicted as having two horns. In modern Chinese, "one-horned beast" (<span lang="zh-Hans">独角兽</span>; <span lang="zh-Hant">獨角獸</span>; <i><span lang="zh-Latn">Dújiǎoshòu</span></i>) is used for "unicorns". A number of different Chinese mythical creatures can be depicted with a single horn, and a qilin depicted with one horn may be called a "one-horned qilin" in Chinese.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Nevertheless, the mythical and etymological connections between the creatures have been noted by various cultural studies<sup id="cite_ref-Parker_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Parker-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Janhunen_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Janhunen-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bolor_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bolor-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and even the Chinese government, which has minted silver, gold, and platinum commemorative coins depicting both archetypal creatures.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_cultural_representations">Other cultural representations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other cultural representations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin_with_Rider,_c._1800-1894.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Qilin_with_Rider%2C_c._1800-1894.jpg/153px-Qilin_with_Rider%2C_c._1800-1894.jpg" decoding="async" width="153" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Qilin_with_Rider%2C_c._1800-1894.jpg/229px-Qilin_with_Rider%2C_c._1800-1894.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Qilin_with_Rider%2C_c._1800-1894.jpg/305px-Qilin_with_Rider%2C_c._1800-1894.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6155" data-file-height="8908" /></a><figcaption>Qilin with Rider, from the Oxford College Archives of <a href="/wiki/Emory_University" title="Emory University">Emory University</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud,_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll,_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud%2C_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll%2C_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif/lossy-page1-170px-Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud%2C_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll%2C_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud%2C_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll%2C_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif/lossy-page1-255px-Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud%2C_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll%2C_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud%2C_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll%2C_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif/lossy-page1-340px-Kinesiskt_lyckob%C3%A5dande_fabeldjur_med_drakhuvud%2C_hjortkropp_med_fj%C3%A4ll%2C_oxsvans_fr%C3%A5n_cirka_1750_-_Hallwylska_museet_-_95453.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3744" data-file-height="5616" /></a><figcaption>Porcelain qilin with the head and scaly body of a dragon, tail of a lion and cloven hoofs like a deer, its body enveloped in sacred flames. Qing dynasty, mid 18th century.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="East_Asia">East Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: East Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Japan">Japan</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kirin, which has also come to be used as the modern Japanese word for a <a href="/wiki/Giraffe" title="Giraffe">giraffe</a>, are similar to qilin. Japanese art tends to depict the kirin as more deer-like than in <a href="/wiki/Chinese_art" title="Chinese art">Chinese art</a>. Alternatively, it is depicted as a dragon shaped like a deer, but with an ox's tail<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> instead of a lion's tail. They are also often portrayed as partially <a href="/wiki/Unicorn" title="Unicorn">unicorn</a>-like in appearance, but with a backwards curving horn. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Korea">Korea</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Girin or kirin (<span title="Korean-language text"><span lang="ko">기린</span></span>) is the <a href="/wiki/Korean_language" title="Korean language">Korean</a> form of qilin. It is described as a maned creature with the torso of a <a href="/wiki/Deer" title="Deer">deer</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Ox" title="Ox">ox</a> tail with the <a href="/wiki/Hoof" title="Hoof">hooves</a> of a <a href="/wiki/Horse" title="Horse">horse</a>. The girin were initially depicted as more deer-like, however over time they have transformed into more horse-like.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were one of the four divine creatures along with the <a href="/wiki/Korean_dragon" title="Korean dragon">dragon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fenghuang" title="Fenghuang">phoenix</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Turtle" title="Turtle">turtle</a>. Girin were extensively used in Korean royal and Buddhist arts. </p><p>In modern Korean, the term "girin" is used for "<a href="/wiki/Giraffe" title="Giraffe">giraffe</a>". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southeast_Asia">Southeast Asia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Southeast Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Thailand">Thailand</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Thailand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Thailand, the qilin is known as "<span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th-Latn" style="font-style: normal;">gilen</span></span>" (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">กิเลน</span>), and is a member of the pantheon of Thai <a href="/wiki/Himavanta" title="Himavanta">Himapant</a> forest mythical animals. It is most probable that the Gilen was introduced into the pantheon under the influence of the <a href="/wiki/Tai_Yai" class="mw-redirect" title="Tai Yai">Tai Yai</a> who came down from Southern China to settle in <a href="/wiki/Siam" class="mw-redirect" title="Siam">Siam</a> in ancient times, and the legend was probably incorporated into the Himapant legends of Siam in this manner. The Gilen is a mixture of various animals, which come from differing elemental environments, representing elemental magical forces present within each personified creature. Many of the Himapant animals actually represent gods and <a href="/wiki/Deva_(Hinduism)" title="Deva (Hinduism)">devas</a> of the Celestial Realms, and <a href="/wiki/Bodhisattva" title="Bodhisattva">bodhisattvas</a>, who manifest as personifications which represent the true nature of each creature deity through the symbolism of the various body parts amalgamated into the design of the Mythical creature.<sup id="cite_ref-Paetch_Payatorn_riding_Gilen_Himapant_Lion_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Paetch_Payatorn_riding_Gilen_Himapant_Lion-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Phra_Aphai_Mani" title="Phra Aphai Mani">Phra Aphai Mani</a></i>, the masterpiece epic poem of <a href="/wiki/Sunthorn_Phu" title="Sunthorn Phu">Sunthorn Phu</a>, a renowned poet of the 18th century. There is a monster that is <a href="/wiki/Sudsakorn" title="Sudsakorn">Sudsakorn</a>'s steed, one of the main characters in the epic. This creature was called <i>"Ma Nin Mangkorn"</i> (<a href="/wiki/Thai_language" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">ม้านิลมังกร</span>, "ceylonite dragon horse"), it is depicted as it has diamond fangs, ceylonite scales, and a birthmark on the tongue. It was a mixture of horse, dragon, deer antlers, fish scales, and <a href="/wiki/N%C4%81ga#Other_traditions" title="Nāga">Phaya Nak</a> tail, with has black sequins all over. Its appearance resembles a qilin.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 242px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Qilin statue in Pingzhen Xinshi Park, Taoyuan, Taiwan"><img alt="Qilin statue in Pingzhen Xinshi Park, Taoyuan, Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg/360px-Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg/540px-Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg/720px-Qilin_statue_in_Pingzhen_Xinshi_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Qilin statue in <a href="/wiki/Pingzhen_District" title="Pingzhen District">Pingzhen Xinshi Park</a>, Taoyuan, Taiwan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten,_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Plate with a qilin in the center, Yuan dynasty"><img alt="Plate with a qilin in the center, Yuan dynasty" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten%2C_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg/270px-Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten%2C_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten%2C_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg/405px-Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten%2C_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten%2C_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg/540px-Grote_schotel_met_een_qilin_Schotel_met_een_qilin_bij_een_rots_tussen_planten%2C_AK-RBK-1965-88.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4804" data-file-height="4804" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Plate with a qilin in the center, <a href="/wiki/Yuan_dynasty" title="Yuan dynasty">Yuan dynasty</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 194.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 192.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Embroidered qilin, Qing dynasty"><img alt="Embroidered qilin, Qing dynasty" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg/330px-MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg" decoding="async" width="193" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg/500px-MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg/578px-MET_36_65_6_O.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="841" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Embroidered qilin, <a href="/wiki/Qing_dynasty" title="Qing dynasty">Qing dynasty</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 298px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 296px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin_statues,_Bat_Trang_kiln,_Hanoi,_Nguyen_dynasty,_crackle_glaze_ceramics_-_National_Museum_of_Vietnamese_History_-_Hanoi,_Vietnam_-_DSC05411.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Kỳ Lân statues, Bat Trang kiln, Hanoi, Nguyen dynasty, crackle glaze ceramics – at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi, Vietnam"><img alt="Kỳ Lân statues, Bat Trang kiln, Hanoi, Nguyen dynasty, crackle glaze ceramics – at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi, Vietnam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Qilin_statues%2C_Bat_Trang_kiln%2C_Hanoi%2C_Nguyen_dynasty%2C_crackle_glaze_ceramics_-_National_Museum_of_Vietnamese_History_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC05411.JPG/500px-Qilin_statues%2C_Bat_Trang_kiln%2C_Hanoi%2C_Nguyen_dynasty%2C_crackle_glaze_ceramics_-_National_Museum_of_Vietnamese_History_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC05411.JPG" decoding="async" width="296" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Qilin_statues%2C_Bat_Trang_kiln%2C_Hanoi%2C_Nguyen_dynasty%2C_crackle_glaze_ceramics_-_National_Museum_of_Vietnamese_History_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC05411.JPG/960px-Qilin_statues%2C_Bat_Trang_kiln%2C_Hanoi%2C_Nguyen_dynasty%2C_crackle_glaze_ceramics_-_National_Museum_of_Vietnamese_History_-_Hanoi%2C_Vietnam_-_DSC05411.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="5451" data-file-height="3319" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kỳ Lân statues, Bat Trang kiln, Hanoi, <a href="/wiki/Nguyen_dynasty" class="mw-redirect" title="Nguyen dynasty">Nguyen dynasty</a>, crackle glaze ceramics – at the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Vietnamese_History" class="mw-redirect" title="National Museum of Vietnamese History">National Museum of Vietnamese History</a> in Hanoi, Vietnam</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 242px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kirin_Beer_Sign_(2627839004).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The logo of Kirin Beer features a kirin (photo taken in Hiroshima, Japan)"><img alt="The logo of Kirin Beer features a kirin (photo taken in Hiroshima, Japan)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Kirin_Beer_Sign_%282627839004%29.jpg/360px-Kirin_Beer_Sign_%282627839004%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Kirin_Beer_Sign_%282627839004%29.jpg/540px-Kirin_Beer_Sign_%282627839004%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Kirin_Beer_Sign_%282627839004%29.jpg/720px-Kirin_Beer_Sign_%282627839004%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The logo of <a href="/wiki/Kirin_Company" title="Kirin Company">Kirin Beer</a> features a kirin (photo taken in Hiroshima, Japan)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 158px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 156px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin_Pendant.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Qilin pendant"><img alt="Qilin pendant" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Qilin_Pendant.jpg/234px-Qilin_Pendant.jpg" decoding="async" width="156" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Qilin_Pendant.jpg/351px-Qilin_Pendant.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Qilin_Pendant.jpg/469px-Qilin_Pendant.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2956" data-file-height="3406" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Qilin pendant</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 417.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 415.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Simorgh_und_Qilin_im_Gulistan_RAS_258,_Fol._82v.png" class="mw-file-description" title="An illustration of Simurgh and Qilin in Gulistan"><img alt="An illustration of Simurgh and Qilin in Gulistan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Simorgh_und_Qilin_im_Gulistan_RAS_258%2C_Fol._82v.png/623px-Simorgh_und_Qilin_im_Gulistan_RAS_258%2C_Fol._82v.png" decoding="async" width="416" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Simorgh_und_Qilin_im_Gulistan_RAS_258%2C_Fol._82v.png 1.5x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="359" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An illustration of <a href="/wiki/Simurgh" title="Simurgh">Simurgh</a> and Qilin in <a href="/wiki/Gulistan_(book)" title="Gulistan (book)">Gulistan</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 136.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 134.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin_incense_burner_(one_of_a_pair),_World_Museum_Liverpool_(1).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Qilin incense burner (one of a pair) at the World Museum in Liverpool, United Kingdom"><img alt="Qilin incense burner (one of a pair) at the World Museum in Liverpool, United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Qilin_incense_burner_%28one_of_a_pair%29%2C_World_Museum_Liverpool_%281%29.JPG/202px-Qilin_incense_burner_%28one_of_a_pair%29%2C_World_Museum_Liverpool_%281%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="135" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Qilin_incense_burner_%28one_of_a_pair%29%2C_World_Museum_Liverpool_%281%29.JPG/304px-Qilin_incense_burner_%28one_of_a_pair%29%2C_World_Museum_Liverpool_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Qilin_incense_burner_%28one_of_a_pair%29%2C_World_Museum_Liverpool_%281%29.JPG/405px-Qilin_incense_burner_%28one_of_a_pair%29%2C_World_Museum_Liverpool_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Qilin incense burner (one of a pair) at the World Museum in Liverpool, United Kingdom</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 132px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Qilin depicted in the Imperial Encyclopaedia"><img alt="Qilin depicted in the Imperial Encyclopaedia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png/250px-Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png/330px-Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png/500px-Imperial_Encyclopaedia_-_Animal_Kingdom_-_pic151_-_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%9C%96.png 2x" data-file-width="1619" data-file-height="2239" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Qilin depicted in <a href="/wiki/Complete_Classics_Collection_of_Ancient_China" title="Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China">the Imperial Encyclopaedia</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 272px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 270px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kirin relief in Tokyo, Japan"><img alt="Kirin relief in Tokyo, Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg/405px-%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg/608px-%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg/810px-%E9%9D%96%E5%9B%BD%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE_%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2640" data-file-height="1760" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Kirin relief in Tokyo, Japan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 242px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 240px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Chome_Nihonbashi,_Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku,_T%C5%8Dky%C5%8D-to_103-0027,_Japan_-_panoramio_(9).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A winged variant of kirin statue in Tokyo, Japan"><img alt="A winged variant of kirin statue in Tokyo, Japan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/1_Chome_Nihonbashi%2C_Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku%2C_T%C5%8Dky%C5%8D-to_103-0027%2C_Japan_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/360px-1_Chome_Nihonbashi%2C_Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku%2C_T%C5%8Dky%C5%8D-to_103-0027%2C_Japan_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg" decoding="async" 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(kî-lîn) as an object of worship in Yilan, Taiwan"><img alt="Qilin (kî-lîn) as an object of worship in Yilan, Taiwan" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E5%AE%9C%E8%98%AD%E6%96%87%E6%98%8C%E5%BB%9F%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%83%8F.jpg/500px-%E5%AE%9C%E8%98%AD%E6%96%87%E6%98%8C%E5%BB%9F%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%83%8F.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E5%AE%9C%E8%98%AD%E6%96%87%E6%98%8C%E5%BB%9F%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%83%8F.jpg/960px-%E5%AE%9C%E8%98%AD%E6%96%87%E6%98%8C%E5%BB%9F%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%E5%83%8F.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Qilin (kî-lîn) as an object of worship in Yilan, Taiwan</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 166px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 164px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_CAC.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A Qing dynasty qilin-shaped incense burner"><img alt="A Qing dynasty qilin-shaped incense burner" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_CAC.JPG/250px-Qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_CAC.JPG" decoding="async" width="164" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_CAC.JPG/500px-Qilin-shaped_incense_burner_1_CAC.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="1552" data-file-height="1704" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A Qing dynasty qilin-shaped incense burner</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 190px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 188px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MingQilinDragonFish.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A qilin in the dragon, fish, and ox style of the Ming dynasty. Note the pair of horns."><img alt="A qilin in the dragon, fish, and ox style of the Ming dynasty. Note the pair of horns." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/MingQilinDragonFish.jpg/282px-MingQilinDragonFish.jpg" decoding="async" width="188" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/MingQilinDragonFish.jpg/423px-MingQilinDragonFish.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/MingQilinDragonFish.jpg/563px-MingQilinDragonFish.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="575" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A qilin in the dragon, fish, and ox style of the Ming dynasty. Note the pair of horns.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_spiritual_world_concepts" title="Chinese spiritual world concepts">Chinese spiritual world concepts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinthe" title="Chinthe">Chinthe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Holy_Beasts" title="Four Holy Beasts">Four Holy Beasts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanglasha" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanglasha">Kanglasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longma" title="Longma">Longma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nian" title="Nian">Nian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nongshaba" class="mw-redirect" title="Nongshaba">Nongshaba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakhangba" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakhangba">Pakhangba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixiu" title="Pixiu">Pixiu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poubi_Lai" title="Poubi Lai">Poubi Lai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Questing_Beast" title="Questing Beast">Questing Beast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serpopard" title="Serpopard">Serpopard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaanxi_Kylins" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaanxi Kylins">Shaanxi Kylins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shisa" title="Shisa">Shisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singha" title="Singha">Singha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sin-you" title="Sin-you">Sin-you</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taoroinai" title="Taoroinai">Taoroinai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xiezhi" title="Xiezhi">Xiezhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yali_(Hindu_Mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yali (Hindu Mythology)">Yali</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Qilin&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=qilin+%28Chinese+mythology%29&rft.pub=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2FEBchecked%2Ftopic%2F110049%2Fqilin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AQilin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Classic of Poetry</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ctext.org/book-of-poetry/lin-zhi-zhi">"Airs of Zhou and the South – Lin's Feet"</a> translated by James Legge</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Durrant, Li, & Schaberg (translators) (2016). <i>Zuo tradition: Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals</i>. Seattle & London: University of Washington Press. p. 1920, n. 292. quote: "It is significant that the earliest source known to mention the lin itself is “Lin zhi zhi” 麟之趾, or “The Foot of the Lin"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://engine.cqvip.com/content/tu/98575x/2001/000/002/gc13_tu1_5337044.pdf"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">古建上的主要装饰纹样――麒麟古建园林技术－作者:徐华铛</span></span></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201732/http://engine.cqvip.com/content/tu/98575x/2001/000/002/gc13_tu1_5337044.pdf">Archived</a> 30 September 2007 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Zuozhuan</i> "Duke Ai – 14th year – <a class="external text" href="https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%98%A5%E7%A7%8B%E5%B7%A6%E6%B0%8F%E5%82%B3/%E5%93%80%E5%85%AC#%E7%B6%93_14">jing</a> & <a class="external text" href="https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%98%A5%E7%A7%8B%E5%B7%A6%E6%B0%8F%E5%82%B3/%E5%93%80%E5%85%AC#%E5%82%B3_14">zhuan</a>"'</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Durrant, Li, & Schaberg (translators) (2016). <i>Zuo tradition: Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals</i>. pp. 1919–1921</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/personsqilin.html">ChinaKnowledge.de</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-shuowen-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-shuowen_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-shuowen_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>SWJZ</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ctext.org/shuo-wen-jie-zi/lu-bu1#n32769">Radical 鹿</a>" quote: "麟：大牝鹿也。……麒：仁獸也。麋身牛尾，一角。……麐：牝麒也。" translation: "<b><i>Lín</i> (麟)</b>: a large female deer. 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[...] <b><i>Lín</i> (麐)</b>: female <i>qí</i>."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Parker, Jeannie Thomas (2018) <i>The Mythic Chinese unicorn</i>. <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia" title="Victoria, British Columbia">Victoria</a>: Friesen Press. p. 44</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2004year/2004-05-31/26/442822.shtml"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh">此“麟”非彼“麟”专家称萨摩麟并非传说中麒麟</span></span></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/27870605">"What Kind of Animal Was the Questing Beast?"</a>. <i>Arthuriana</i>. <b>14</b> (2): <span class="nowrap">66–</span>69. 2004. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1078-6279">1078-6279</a>. <a href="/wiki/JSTOR_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="JSTOR (identifier)">JSTOR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/27870605">27870605</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Arthuriana&rft.atitle=What+Kind+of+Animal+Was+the+Questing+Beast%3F&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=2&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E66-%3C%2Fspan%3E69&rft.date=2004&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F27870605%23id-name%3DJSTOR&rft.issn=1078-6279&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F27870605&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AQilin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWilson1992" class="citation magazine cs1">Wilson, Samuel M. 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the Thatched Abode of Close Observations">Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other folk tales</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Legend_of_the_White_Snake" title="Legend of the White Snake">Legend of the White Snake</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dong_Yong_and_the_Seventh_Fairy" title="Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy">Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cowherd_and_the_Weaver_Girl" title="The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl">The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magic_Lotus_Lantern" title="The Magic Lotus Lantern">The Magic Lotus Lantern</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mulian_Rescues_His_Mother" title="Mulian Rescues His Mother">Mulian Rescues His Mother</a></i></li></ul> 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href="/wiki/Tsuru_no_Ongaeshi" title="Tsuru no Ongaeshi">Tsuru no Ongaeshi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Urashima_Tar%C5%8D" title="Urashima Tarō">Urashima Tarō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Uriko-hime" title="Uriko-hime">Uriko-hime</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Yamata_no_Orochi" title="Yamata no Orochi">Yamata no Orochi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Yotsuya_Kaidan" title="Yotsuya Kaidan">Yotsuya Kaidan</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Texts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Konjaku_Monogatarish%C5%AB" title="Konjaku Monogatarishū">Konjaku Monogatarishū</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Otogi-z%C5%8Dshi" title="Otogi-zōshi">Otogi-zōshi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Uji_Sh%C5%ABi_Monogatari" title="Uji Shūi Monogatari">Uji Shūi Monogatari</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures_from_Japan" title="List of legendary creatures from Japan">Legendary Creatures <br /> in Japanese Folklore</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Abura-akago" title="Abura-akago">Abura-akago</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Abura-sumashi" title="Abura-sumashi">Abura-sumashi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Aka_Manto" title="Aka Manto">Aka Manto</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Akaname" title="Akaname">Akaname</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Akashita" title="Akashita">Akashita</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Akateko_(folklore)" title="Akateko (folklore)">Akateko</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Akuma_(folklore)" title="Akuma (folklore)">Akuma</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amabie" title="Amabie">Amabie</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Aoandon" title="Aoandon">Aoandon</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amanojaku" title="Amanojaku">Amanojaku</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amanozako" title="Amanozako">Amanozako</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amazake-babaa" title="Amazake-babaa">Amazake-babaa</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amefurikoz%C5%8D" title="Amefurikozō">Amefurikozō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ameonna" title="Ameonna">Ameonna</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Amikiri" title="Amikiri">Amikiri</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Aob%C5%8Dzu" title="Aobōzu">Aobōzu</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Aony%C5%8Db%C5%8D" title="Aonyōbō">Aonyōbō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Aosaginohi" title="Aosaginohi">Aosaginohi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ashinagatenaga" title="Ashinagatenaga">Ashinagatenaga</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ayakashi_(y%C5%8Dkai)" title="Ayakashi (yōkai)">Ayakashi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Azukiarai" title="Azukiarai">Azukiarai</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Bake-kujira" title="Bake-kujira">Bake-kujira</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Baku_(mythology)" title="Baku (mythology)">Baku</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Basan_(legendary_bird)" title="Basan (legendary bird)">Basan</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Binb%C5%8Dgami" title="Binbōgami">Binbōgami</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Chimim%C5%8Dry%C5%8D" title="Chimimōryō">Chimimōryō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Daidarabotchi" title="Daidarabotchi">Daidarabotchi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Dodomeki" title="Dodomeki">Dodomeki</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorotab%C5%8D&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dorotabō (page does not exist)"><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn">Dorotabō</i></span></a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B3%A5%E7%94%B0%E5%9D%8A" class="extiw" title="ja:泥田坊">ja</a>]</span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Japanese_dragon" title="Japanese dragon">Dragon</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Enenra" title="Enenra">Enenra</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Funay%C5%ABrei" title="Funayūrei">Funayūrei</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Furaribi" title="Furaribi">Furaribi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/F%C5%ABri" class="mw-redirect" title="Fūri">Fūri</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Futakuchi-onna" title="Futakuchi-onna">Futakuchi-onna</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Gagoze" title="Gagoze">Gagoze</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Gashadokuro" title="Gashadokuro">Gashadokuro</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Gory%C5%8D" title="Goryō">Goryō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hanako-san" title="Hanako-san">Hanako-san</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Harionago" title="Harionago">Harionago</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hashihime" title="Hashihime">Hashihime</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hibagon" title="Hibagon">Hibagon</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hiderigami" title="Hiderigami">Hiderigami</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hinezumi" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinezumi">Hinezumi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hito-gitsune" title="Hito-gitsune">Hito-gitsune</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hitotsume-koz%C5%8D" title="Hitotsume-kozō">Hitotsume-kozō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hitotsume-ny%C5%ABd%C5%8D" title="Hitotsume-nyūdō">Hitotsume-nyūdō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hone-onna" title="Hone-onna">Hone-onna</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hy%C5%8Dsube" title="Hyōsube">Hyōsube</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ikiry%C5%8D" title="Ikiryō">Ikiryō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ikuchi" title="Ikuchi">Ikuchi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Inugami" title="Inugami">Inugami</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ishinagenjo" title="Ishinagenjo">Ishinagenjo</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Isonade" title="Isonade">Isonade</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Janjanbi" title="Janjanbi">Janjanbi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Jinmenju" title="Jinmenju">Jinmenju</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Jor%C5%8Dgumo" title="Jorōgumo">Jorōgumo</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Jubokko" title="Jubokko">Jubokko</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kaiby%C5%8D" title="Kaibyō">Kaibyō</a></i></span> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Bakeneko" title="Bakeneko">Bakeneko</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nekomata" title="Nekomata">Nekomata</a></i></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kamaitachi" title="Kamaitachi">Kamaitachi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kamikiri_(haircutting)" title="Kamikiri (haircutting)">Kamikiri</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)" title="Kappa (folklore)">Kappa</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kasa-obake" title="Kasa-obake">Kasa-obake</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kasha_(folklore)" title="Kasha (folklore)">Kasha</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Otter#Japanese_folklore" title="Otter">Kawauso</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Keukegen" title="Keukegen">Keukegen</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kijimuna" title="Kijimuna">Kijimuna</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kinoko" title="Kinoko">Kinoko</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kirin</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kitsune" title="Kitsune">Kitsune</a></i></span> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Hakuz%C5%8Dsu" title="Hakuzōsu">Hakuzōsu</a></i></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kitsunebi" title="Kitsunebi">Kitsunebi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kodama_(spirit)" title="Kodama (spirit)">Kodama</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Komainu" title="Komainu">Komainu</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Konaki-jiji" title="Konaki-jiji">Konaki-jiji</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Korpokkur" title="Korpokkur">Korpokkur</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Koromodako" title="Koromodako">Koromodako</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kotobuki_(folklore)" title="Kotobuki (folklore)">Kotobuki</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kuchisake-onna" title="Kuchisake-onna">Kuchisake-onna</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kuda-gitsune" title="Kuda-gitsune">Kuda-gitsune</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kudan_(y%C5%8Dkai)" title="Kudan (yōkai)">Kudan</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kumiho" title="Kumiho">Kumiho</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kuzunoha" title="Kuzunoha">Kuzunoha</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kyubi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyubi">Kyubi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mazoku" title="Mazoku">Mazoku</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mikaribaba" title="Mikaribaba">Mikaribaba</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mikoshi-ny%C5%ABd%C5%8D" title="Mikoshi-nyūdō">Mikoshi-nyūdō</a></i></span> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Miage-ny%C5%ABd%C5%8D" title="Miage-nyūdō">Miage-nyūdō</a></i></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Misaki" title="Misaki">Misaki</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mizuchi" title="Mizuchi">Mizuchi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mokumokuren" title="Mokumokuren">Mokumokuren</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Momiji_(oni)" title="Momiji (oni)"> Momiji</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mononoke" title="Mononoke">Mononoke</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/M%C5%8Dry%C5%8D" title="Mōryō">Mōryō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Mujina" title="Mujina">Mujina</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Namahage" title="Namahage">Namahage</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Namazu_(Japanese_mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Namazu (Japanese mythology)">Namazu</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ningyo" title="Ningyo">Ningyo</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Noderab%C5%8D" title="Noderabō">Noderabō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Noppera-b%C5%8D" title="Noppera-bō">Noppera-bō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nue" title="Nue">Nue</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nuppepp%C5%8D" title="Nuppeppō">Nuppeppō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nurarihyon" title="Nurarihyon">Nurarihyon</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nure-onna" title="Nure-onna">Nure-onna</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Nurikabe" title="Nurikabe">Nurikabe</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ny%C5%ABd%C5%8D-b%C5%8Dzu" title="Nyūdō-bōzu">Nyūdō-bōzu</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Obake" title="Obake">Obake</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Oboroguruma" title="Oboroguruma">Oboroguruma</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Yotsuya_Kaidan" title="Yotsuya Kaidan">Oiwa</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Banch%C5%8D_Sarayashiki" title="Banchō Sarayashiki">Okiku</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Okubi" class="mw-redirect" title="Okubi">Okubi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cmukade" title="Ōmukade">Ōmukade</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Oni" title="Oni">Oni</a></i></span> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ibaraki-d%C5%8Dji" title="Ibaraki-dōji">Ibaraki-dōji</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kijo_(folklore)" title="Kijo (folklore)">Kijo/Onibaba</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kid%C5%8Dmaru" title="Kidōmaru">Kidōmaru</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Rash%C5%8Dmon_no_oni" title="Rashōmon no oni">Rashōmon no oni</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shuten-d%C5%8Dji" title="Shuten-dōji">Shuten-dōji</a></i></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Onibi" title="Onibi">Onibi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Onihitokuchi" title="Onihitokuchi">Onihitokuchi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Onikuma" title="Onikuma">Onikuma</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Onry%C5%8D" title="Onryō">Onryō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cny%C5%ABd%C5%8D" title="Ōnyūdō">Ōnyūdō</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ootakemaru" title="Ootakemaru">Ootakemaru</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Osakabehime" title="Osakabehime">Osakabehime</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Osaki" title="Osaki">Osaki</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Otoroshi" title="Otoroshi">Otoroshi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Ouni" title="Ouni">Ouni</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Raij%C5%AB" title="Raijū">Raijū</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Rokurokubi" title="Rokurokubi">Rokurokubi</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Samebito" title="Samebito">Samebito</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Sankai" title="Sankai">Sankai</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Satori_(folklore)" title="Satori (folklore)">Satori</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Sazae-oni" title="Sazae-oni">Sazae-oni</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Shachihoko" 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