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刊

kān

HSK 6 Character

What 刊 means

1. to print
2. to publish
3. publication
4. periodical
5. to peel with a knife
6. to carve
7. to amend

Other readings

刊 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• kānold variant of {刊|kān}; to peel with a knife; to carve

Example sentences

• Look停刊了。
  The magazine Look is no longer being published.
• 他丈夫打算办月刊。
  Tā zhàngfu dǎsuàn bàn yuèkān.
  Her husband intends to bring out a new monthly magazine.
• 这份杂志每个月出刊两次。
  Zhè fèn zázhì měi gè yuè chū kān liǎng cì.
  The magazine is issued twice a month.
• 我在报纸上刊登了我的房子的广告。
  Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng kāndēng le wǒ de fángzi de guǎnggào.
  I advertised my house in the newspaper.
• 在民主国家，报刊的独立是很重要的。
  Zài mínzhǔ guójiā, bàokān de dúlì shì hěn zhòngyào de.
  In a democracy, it is important that the press be independent.

Words starting with 刊

• 刊物kān wùpublication
• 刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
• 刊载kān zǎito publish; to carry (a piece of writing, news, image etc) in a periodical or other…
• 刊发kān fā(of a newspaper or magazine) to publish (an article, story, report etc); to carry
• 刊印kān yìnto set in print; to diffuse; to publish
• 刊正kān zhèngto proofread and correct
• 刊号kān hàoissue number (of a magazine etc)
• 刊行kān xíngto print and circulate
• 刊误kān wùto correct printing errors
• 刊头kān tóunewspaper or magazine masthead
• 刊首语kān shǒu yǔforeword; preface
• 刊误表kān wù biǎovariant of 勘误表

Words containing 刊

• 周刊zhōu kānweekly publication; weekly
• 报刊bào kānnewspapers and periodicals; the press
• 期刊qī kānperiodical
• 创刊chuàng kānto start publishing; to found a journal
• 月刊yuè kānmonthly magazine
• 书刊shū kānbooks and periodicals; publications
• 副刊fù kānsupplement
• 增刊zēng kānadditional publication; supplement (to a newspaper)
• 特刊tè kānspecial edition (of magazine)
• 校刊xiào kānschool magazine
• 停刊tíng kān(of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing
• 创刊号chuàng kān hàofirst issue
• 季刊jì kānquarterly publication
• 日刊rì kāndaily (publication)
• 外刊wài kānforeign-published periodical
• 年刊nián kānan annual; a yearbook
• 发刊fā kānto publish; to put out (a document)
• 过刊guò kānback issue (abbr. for 过期刊物
• 重刊chóng kānto reprint
• 集刊jí kāncollection of papers (published as one volume)
• 顶刊dǐng kāntop-tier academic journal (abbr. for 顶级期刊
• 半月刊bàn yuè kānfortnightly; twice a month
• 报刊摊bào kān tānnewsstand
• 发刊词fā kān cíforeword; preface (to a publication)

Characters built on 干

These share the phonetic component 干 (gān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 南nánsouth
• 汗hànperspiration; sweat; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc)…
• 赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
• 罕hǎnrare
• 杆gǎnstick; pole; lever
• 肝gānliver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing…
• 旱hàndrought
• 竿gān(bound form) pole; rod

Characters that look like 刊

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately
• 列lièto arrange; to line up; file
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 刑xíngpunishment; penalty; sentence

Sounds the same

Read kān, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 堪(bound form) may; can; (bound form) to endure; to bear; (in 堪舆
• 勘to investigate; to survey; to collate
• 龛(bound form) niche; shrine
• 看to look after; to take care of; to watch
• 戡kill; suppress