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刊

kān

“To print” in Chinese is 刊 (kān).

Other characters with the syllable kan: see all 7 →

Meaning

  • to print
  • to publish
  • publication
Show 5 more meanings
  • periodical
  • to peel with a knife
  • to carve
  • to amend
  • old variant of 刊[kan1]

Example

在民主国家,报刊的独立性是很重要的。

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

From 报刊 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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