校刊 (xiào kān) — school magazine; college journal

Definition

A school-published magazine or journal (校 = school, 刊 = periodical). Refers to a periodic publication by a school, university, or student group, often featuring student writing and campus news.

noun
school magazinecollege journal
Measure word · 本

Examples

  • 校刊。
    Wǒ men xué xiào de xiào kān měi yuè chū bǎn yí cì.
    Our school's magazine is published once a month.
  • 。
    Tā zài xiào kān shàng fā biǎo le yì piān wén zhāng.
    He published an article in the school magazine.
  • 。
    Zhè běn xiào kān jì lù le xué xiào de gè zhǒng huó dòng.
    This school magazine records various activities of the school.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

校xiàoschool
刊kānpublication

校 marks the school and 刊 the published journal.

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
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
交
交jiāo校jiào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

Open 校 →

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.

Open 刊 →

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