刊 = 干 + 刂

刊 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “publication”. It is built from 干 (oppose) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword: publication
Pinyin (Mandarin): kān
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: publication, periodical, издание, периодическое, periodical
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 刊 publish

Decomposition

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干 oppose
刂 knife

How to find 刊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “oppose” + “knife”. 刊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.