Hanzi

刊

old variant of 刊[kan1]/to peel with a knife/to carve/to amend

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

kān

Bopomofo

ㄎㄢ

Jyutping

hon1

Example sentences

刊 kān
這篇文章刊在校刊上。
这篇文章刊在校刊上。

This article was published in the school magazine.

刊物 kānwù
學校發行了一份學術刊物。
学校发行了一份学术刊物。

The school issued an academic publication.

同人 tóngrén
這本刊物是由幾位志趣相投的同人共同編輯的。
这本刊物是由几位志趣相投的同人共同编辑的。

This publication is co-edited by several like-minded colleagues.

刊登 kāndēng
這份報紙刊登了他的文章。
这份报纸刊登了他的文章。

This newspaper published his article.

啓事 / 启事 qǐshì
我在報紙上刊登了一則尋人啓事。
我在报纸上刊登了一则寻人启事。

I published a missing person notice in the newspaper.

創刊 / 创刊 chuàngkān
這本雜誌創刊後，很快吸引了年輕讀者。
这本杂志创刊后，很快吸引了年轻读者。

After the magazine was launched, it quickly attracted young readers.

報刊 / 报刊 bàokān
他在報刊上登了一則廣告。
他在报刊上登了一则广告。

He placed an advertisement in the newspapers and periodicals.

副刊 fùkān
這篇小說下週會在報紙副刊連載。
这篇小说下周会在报纸副刊连载。

This novel will be serialized next week in the newspaper supplement.

Example Vocabulary

刊

kan1

to publish; to print; a periodical publication

周刊

刊物

kan1'wu4

publication; periodical

刊登

kan1'deng1

to publish; to carry (a news item)

創刊

chuang4'kan1

to launch a periodical; first publication

報刊

bao4'kan1

newspapers and periodicals; the press

月刊

yue4'kan1

刊號

刊載

kan1'zai4

副刊

fu4'kan1

newspaper supplement; literary or feature section

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