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刊
kān
1. to print
2. to publish
3. publication
4. periodical
5. to peel with a knife
6. to carve
7. to amend
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刊
kān
publication, periodical; to publish, to print
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

刊印
kānyìn
to set in print
刊物
kānwù
publication
HSK 6
刊登
kāndēng
to carry a story
HSK 6
刊号
kānhào
issue (of journal)
刊行
kānxíng
to print and circulate
刊误
kānwù
to correct printing errors
刊载
kānzǎi
to publish
刊头
kāntóu
newspaper or magazine masthead
副刊
fùkān
supplement
创刊
chuàngkān
to start publishing
报刊
bàokān
newspapers and periodicals
增刊
zēngkān
additional publication
季刊
jìkān
quarterly publication
日刊
rìkān
daily (publication)
书刊
shūkān
books and publications
月刊
yuèkān
monthly magazine
期刊
qīkān
periodical
校刊
xiàokān
school magazine
特刊
tèkān
special edition (of magazine)
发刊
fākān
to publish

Alternate Entries

刊
kān
old variant of [[刊<kān>]] / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,240
Word Frequency Rank
9,579 of 84,292

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