麟
篆
隶lín
【析形】形声字。古文字形从鹿,粦声
【释义】《说文》:“大牝鹿也。”本义是大鹿。麟、凤、龟、龙,古称四灵之物,为天下太平的祥瑞。[凤毛麟角]凤凰的毛,麒麟的角,比喻珍贵而稀少的人才或事物。[麟儿]即麒麟儿,指颖异的小孩子。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character the part鹿(lù,deer) is as an ideogram and粦(lín) as a phonetic sign.
【original meaning】 Big deer or kylin. 麟,凤(fèng,phoenix),龟(guī,turtle) and龙(lóng,dragon) are the four divine animals, symbolizing auspiciousness.