刊

刊 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一十中弓 (MJLN), four-corner 1240₀, composition ⿰干刂)

• 𬽰, 𫰘, 𫹑, 𭯿

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 136, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1865
• Dae Jaweon: page 307, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 323, character 14
• Unihan data for U+520A

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰaːn): phonetic 干 (OC *kaːn) + semantic 刀 (“knife”).

刊

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to cut off; to peel off (with a knife)

   • 予乘四載，隨山刊木，暨益奏庶鮮食。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     予乘四载，随山刊木，暨益奏庶鲜食。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Yú chéng sì zài, suí shān kān mù, jì yì zòu shù xiān shí. [Pinyin]

     I mounted my four conveyances, and all along the hills hewed down the trees, at the same time, along with Yi, showing the multitudes how to get flesh to eat.

   • 畢用桑，長三尺，刊其柄與末。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     毕用桑，长三尺，刊其柄与末。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Bì yòng sāng, cháng sān chǐ, kān qí bǐng yǔ mò. [Pinyin]

     The scoop used in addition was of mulberry, three cubits long, with its handle and end carved.

2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to carve

   • 乃遂封山刊石，昭銘上德。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     乃遂封山刊石，昭铭上德。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE

     Nǎi suì fēng shān kān shí, zhāo míng shàngdé. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to amend; to correct

   刊誤／刊误  ―  kānwù  ―  to correct errors (especially in printing)

   不刊之論／不刊之论  ―  bùkānzhīlùn  ―  indisputable statement; unalterable truth; irrefutable argument

4. to publish
5. publication; periodical

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. publish
2. carve
3. engrave

• Go-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
• Kun: けずる (kezuru, 刊る)、きざむ (kizamu, 刊む)

From Middle Chinese 刊 (MC khan).

• (Tokyo) かん [káꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kã̠ɴ]

刊(かん) • (kan) 

1. publication; publishing

刊 (eum 간 (gan))

1. publication, periodical
2. publish

刊: Hán Nôm readings: khan, san, khơn

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