Dong Chinese dictionary

kān

publication

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

Components

刂 Meaning component

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

干 Sound component

gān, gàn

interfere

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kān

publication, periodical; publish; to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend

kān

old variant of 刊[kān]

Most common words with 刊

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