Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to print; publish

Chinese: 刊印、发表,也指刊物。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kan” becomes a different word in each tone. 刊 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 刊登kān dēngto carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
  • 报刊bào kānnewspapers and periodicals; the press
  • 刊物kān wùpublication
  • 年刊nián kānan annual; a yearbook
  • 过刊guò kānback issue

Example Sentence

这篇文章刊登在今天的报纸上。Zhè piān wén zhāng kān dēng zài jīn tiān de bào zhǐ shàng.This article was published in today newspaper.

Zhèthispiānsheet文章wén zhāngarticle刊登kān dēngto carry a storyzàiat今天jīn tiāntodaydeof报纸bào zhǐnewspapershàngon