刊
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kān · publication, periodical

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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 刊

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Example sentences

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Zài mín zhǔ guó jiā, bào kān de dú lì shì hěn zhòng yào de.在民主国家,报刊的独立是很重要的。

In a democracy, it is important that the press be independent.

Source: Tatoeba #698178 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài bào zhǐ shàng kān dēng le wǒ de fángzi de guǎng gào.我在报纸上刊登了我的房子的广告。

I advertised my house in the newspaper.

Source: Tatoeba #3043962 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhàngfu dǎ suàn bàn yuè kān.他丈夫打算辦月刊。

Her husband intends to bring out a new monthly magazine.

Source: Tatoeba #363527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè fèn zá zhì měi gè yuè chū kān liǎng cì.這份雜誌每個月出刊兩次。

The magazine is issued twice a month.

Source: Tatoeba #759083 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 刊 in context

  1. Say kān, then recall the core meaning: publication, periodical.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 报刊 (bào kān), meaning “newspapers and periodicals”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 刊 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.