刊印 (kān yìn) — to print and publish (a book, document, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to print and publish a book or document, often used for official, literary, or large-scale printing projects. Compared with 出版, it emphasizes the physical act of printing rather than the full publishing process.

verb
to print and publish (a book, document, etc.)

Examples

  • 刊印。
    Zhè bù gǔ jí yǐ jīng kān yìn chéng shū.
    This ancient text has been printed and published into a book.
  • 刊印。
    Chū bǎn shè jué dìng kān yìn zhè wèi zuò jiā de quán jí.
    The publishing house decided to print and publish the complete works of this writer.
  • 刊印。
    Tā men yòng xiān jìn de shè bèi kān yìn le dà liàng de jiào cái.
    They used advanced equipment to print and publish a large amount of textbooks.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

刊kānprint/publish
印yìnprint

'刊' means cut blocks or print and '印' means print; together they mean print and 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.

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

  • 爪爪zhuǎhand
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

印 pairs 爪 (hand) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling person.

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