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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Same Characters, Different Readings

刊kān
to print, to publish, publication

Homophones

看kān
to look after, to take care of
刊kān
to print, to publish, publication
堪kān
(bound form) may, can

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