刊

栞

kān

刂 + 干

Definitions

kān (verb) to publish; to print

kān (noun) publication; periodical

kān (verb) to carve; to engrave

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Simplified form of 栞.

Semantic: 刂 Phonetic: 干

About

The character 刊 (kān) combines the phonetic element 干 (gān), meaning a shield or stem, with the radical 刂 (dāo), which signifies cutting or carving. This knife radical indicates the character's origin in the manual carving of texts onto wood, bamboo, or stone to create lasting records. As printing technology evolved from woodblocks to modern presses, 刊’s meaning expanded from physical engraving to the broader concepts of publishing books and issuing serial publications.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢阅读各种刊物。

Wǒ xǐhuān yuèdú gèzhǒng kānwù.

I like reading various publications.

期刊杂志在图书馆里。

Qīkān zázhì zài túshūguǎn lǐ.

Periodical magazines are in the library.

这本书刊印得很精美。

Zhè běn shū kānyìn de hěn jīngměi.

This book is printed very exquisitely.

报社刊登了重要新闻。

Bàoshè kāndēng le zhòngyào xīnwén.

The newspaper office published important news.

这本期刊每月出版一次。

Zhè běn qīkān měi yuè chūbǎn yīcì.

This periodical is published once a month.

他们刊发了许多学术文章。

Tāmen kānfā le xǔduō xuéshù wénzhāng.

They published many academic articles.

由于技术问题，刊行日期推迟了。

Yóuyú jìshù wèntí, kānxíng rìqī tuīchí le.

Due to technical issues, the publication date was postponed.

该期刊被国际数据库收录。

Gāi qīkān bèi guójì shùjùkù shōulù.

This periodical is included in international databases.

Related Characters

Component: 刂

Component: 干

刊