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. ^† to cut off; to peel off (with a knife)

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

     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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     毕用桑，长三尺，刊其柄与末。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

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

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

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

2. ^† 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.

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. ^† 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 (Atamadaka – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

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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