刊 (hon1 hon2 | kan1) : print, publish; periodical

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刊

hon1 hon2

kan1

[1] [v] print; publish; carry
[2] [n] periodical; publication; journal
[3] [v] delete; correct; erase
[4] [v] carve; engrave; inscribe

Jyutping hon1 is standard reading suggested by most dictionaries, but the variant hon2 is still more popular in daily usage.

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

刊

This word has been viewed 9093 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2015 00:44

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週刊 zau1 hon1*2 zhou1 kan1 = weekly publication

書刊 syu1 hon1/1*2 shu1 kan1 = books and magazines

報刊 bou3 hon1/1*2 bao4 kan1 = the print media

期刊 kei4 hon1/1*2 qi1 kan1 (PRC), qi2 kan1 (Taiwan) = periodical

刊登 hon1/1*2 dang1 kan1 deng1 = [1] carry a story, [2] publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

半月刊的 bun3 jyut6 hon1*2 dik1 ban4 yue2 kan1 de5 = semimonthly 國

半月刊 bun3 jyut6 hon1*2 ban4 yue4 kan1 = semimonthly; fortnightly

八卦週刊 baat3 gwaa3 zau1 hon1 ba1 gua4 zhou1 kan1 = a muckraking weekly

色情書刊 sik1 cing4 syu1 hon1/1*2 se4 qing2 shu1 kan1 = pornographic book / magazine

年刊 nin4 hon1*2 = yearbook

刊物 hon1/1*2 mat6 kan1 wu4 = a periodical; a publication

刊印 hon1*2 jan3 kan1 yin4 = to print (a publication)

刊載 hon1*2 zoi3 kan1 zai3 = publish (in a newspaper or magazine), to carry

日刊 jat6 hon1*2 ri4 kan1 = daily (publication)

月刊 jyut6 hon1*2 yue4 kan1 = monthly magazine

副刊 fu3 hon1*2 fu4 kan1 = a supplement (of a newspaper)

特刊 dak6 hon1 / hon1*2 te4 kan1 = special issue

旬刊 ceon4 hon1/1*2 xun2 kan1 = ten day periodical

新聞週刊 san1 man4 zau1 hon1*2 xin1 wen2 zhou1 kan1 = Newsweek magazine

三週刊 saam1 zau1 hon1*2 = Three Weekly

3週刊 saam1 zau1 hon1*2 = Three Weekly

明報週刊 ming4 bou3 zau1 hon1*2 = Ming Pao Weekly

亞洲週刊 aa3 zau1 zau1 hon1*2 ya4 zhou1 zhou1 kan1 = Yazhou Zhoukan (lit., "Asia Weekly") (common formation)

外地報刊 ngoi6 dei6 bou3 hon1/1*2 wai4 di4 bao4 kan1 = out-of-town newspapers and magazines

冰點週刊 bing1 dim2 zau1 hon1*2 bing1 dian3 zhou1 kan1 = Bingdian Zhoukan (weekly magazine of the China Youth)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+520a (off-site link)

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