Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
Tools
My Decks
Manage custom decks
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online LearnChinese.ai - Learn Mandarin Chinese Online
Course Flashcards Sentences Texts Games
My Decks
Manage custom decks
Hanzi
Characters & strokes
Dictionary
Search everything
Login Sign Up
Back to Dictionary
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

LearnChinese.ai

Master Mandarin

Site

About Custom Decks Accounts & Social Contact

Editorial

Learning Resources Blog HSK 2.0 vs 3.0

Legal

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Support

❤️ Donate

© 2026 LearnChinese.ai. All rights reserved.