刊 (kān): To publish — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 6

Writing 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 刊

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 刊

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

刊

干dry

刂knife

刊=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 刊

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5.

How to Use 刊

Publication-related compounds

'刊' functions as a morpheme meaning 'publish' or 'publication' in compound words.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

zhǒng

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干dry

+刂knife

A '干' (phonetic) with a '刂' (knife) — to carve or publish, as if engraving on a surface.

kān刊

wù物

publication; journal; periodical

HSK 6

kān刊

dēng登

publish; carry

HSK 3.0 · L6

bào报

kān刊

newspapers and periodicals

种

bào报

kān刊

。

The library has many kinds of newspapers and periodicals.

Tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

shū书

kān刊

。

There are many books and periodicals in the library.

bào报

zhǐ纸

kān刊

dēng登

le了

zhòng重

yào要

xīn新

wén闻

。

The newspaper published important news.

zhè这

běn本

xué学

shù术

kān刊

wù物

fā发

biǎo表

le了

xǔ许

duō多

zhòng重

yào要

de的

yán研

jiū究

chéng成

guǒ果

。

This academic journal has published many important research findings.

zhè这

běn本

qī期

kān刊

měi每

yuè月

chū出

bǎn版

yì一

qī期

。

This periodical is published monthly.

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