Qilin

Vietnamese nameVietnamese alphabetkỳ lânChữ Hán麒麟Thai nameThaiกิเลนRTGSkilenKorean nameHangul기린Hanja麒麟Japanese nameKanji麒麟HiraganaきりんManchu nameManchu scriptᡴᡳᠯᡳᠨRomanizationkilin

The qilin (English: ; Chinese: 麒麟; pinyin: qílín) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or death of a sage or illustrious ruler. Qilin are a specific type of the lin mythological family of one-horned beasts. The qilin also appears in the mythologies of other Chinese-influenced cultures.