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  hon1 hon2   jyutping
  kan1   pinyin
[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.
Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: noun
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#18)

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

This word has been viewed 9041 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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detail  zau1 hon1*2  zhou1 kan1 = weekly publication
detail  syu1 hon1/1*2  shu1 kan1 = books and magazines
detail  bou3 hon1/1*2  bao4 kan1 = the print media
detail  kei4 hon1/1*2  qi1 kan1 (PRC), qi2 kan1 (Taiwan) = periodical
detail  hon1/1*2 dang1  kan1 deng1 = [1] carry a story, [2] publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
detail  bun3 jyut6 hon1*2 dik1  ban4 yue2 kan1 de5 = semimonthly
detail  bun3 jyut6 hon1*2  ban4 yue4 kan1 = semimonthly; fortnightly
detail  baat3 gwaa3 zau1 hon1  ba1 gua4 zhou1 kan1 = a muckraking weekly
detail  sik1 cing4 syu1 hon1/1*2  se4 qing2 shu1 kan1 = pornographic book / magazine
detail  nin4 hon1*2   = yearbook
See all 24 compounds (CantoDict reports 25 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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