刊出 (kān chū) — to publish (of newspapers, magazines, etc.) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to publish (of newspapers, magazines, etc.)

Examples

刊出。
Zhè piān wén zhāng zuó tiān zài bào zhǐ shàng kān chū le.
This article was published in the newspaper yesterday.
刊出。
Nà jiā zá zhì shè jué dìng kān chū tā de zhuān fǎng.
That magazine decided to publish his exclusive interview.
刊出。
Xué xiào guān fāng wǎng zhàn kān chū le zhāo shēng tōng zhī.
The school's official website published the admission notice.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

刊kānpublish

刊 means to publish and 出 adds the sense of bringing out, so the word means publish.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

干gān刊kān

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

刊 uses 干 to show its sound and 刀, a knife, to show its meaning.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

止止zhǐfoot
凵凵kǎncave

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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