刊物 (kān wù) — publication (especially a periodical or journal) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

刊物 is a general, formal word for 'publication' — covers journals, periodicals, and similar printed works. Broader than 杂志 (a single magazine) and similar in scope to 报刊.

noun

publication (especially a periodical or journal)

Measure word · 本

Examples

刊物。
Zhè běn kān wù měi yuè chū bǎn yī qī.
This publication comes out once a month.
刊物。
Tā zài tú shū guǎn chá yuè zuì xīn de kān wù.
He is checking the latest publications at the library.
刊物。
Zhè jiā chū bǎn shè fā xíng duō zhǒng kān wù.
This publishing house issues multiple kinds of publications.

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.

刊kānpublishing

刊 refers to printing, and 物 refers to a thing, so together they name a printed publication.

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.

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

牛勿物

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

勿

勿wù物wù

Same sound today

物 puts 牛 beside 勿: 牛 gives the meaning, and 勿 gives the sound.

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