刊(kān)

HSK 65 strokes

to print

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Character information

Pinyin
kān
Meaning
to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 刊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰干刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刂 (knife); 干 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

干gān刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 刊 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 刊

Common words using 刊 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bào报kān刊
HSK 6

newspapers and periodicals

Open 报刊 page →
kān刊wù物
HSK 7-9

publication

Open 刊物 page →
kān刊dēng登
HSK 7-9

to carry a story

Open 刊登 page →
tíng停kān刊

(of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing

Open 停刊 page →
kān刊yìn印

to set in print; to diffuse; to publish

Open 刊印 page →
kān刊zhèng正

to proofread and correct

Open 刊正 page →
bù不kān刊zhī之lùn论

indisputable statement

Open 不刊之论 page →
kān刊fā发

(of a newspaper or magazine) to publish (an article, story, report etc); to carry

Open 刊发 page →

Related characters

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From 刊’s common words

报物登停印正不之

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