Chinese symbol for “takin”
羚牛
líng niú
takin (type of goat-antelope)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for takin is 羚牛 (líng niú), defined as: takin (type of goat-antelope).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “takin”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 羚牛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羚羊 | líng yáng | antelope; 只 (zhī) |
| 瞪羚 | dèng líng | gazelle |
| 斑羚 | bān líng | Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang |
| 小羚羊 | xiǎo líng yáng | gazelle |
| 扭角羚 | niǔ jiǎo líng | takin (Budorcas taxicolor); goat-antelope |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi) |
| 牛肉 | niú ròu | beef |
| 牛顿 (牛頓) | niú dùn | newton (SI unit of force) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “takin”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.