刊
栞kān
#1,239 most
frequent character
to peel with a knife, to carve
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
刊 pairs 干, a tool that is also a sound part, with 刂 knife as a meaning part. It first meant to cut something down, then grew to peel, carve, print from carved blocks, and publish.
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