刊 kān to print; to publish; publication
Made up of [干 gàn do; shield; to concern radical 51, 刂 dāo knife (radical) radical 18]Made with 5 strokes.
The knife radical gives idea of carving while 'gan' gives rough phonetic
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Also uses 干 gàn component: 岸 àn (bank) 赶 gǎn (to overtake) 肝 gān (liver) 杆 gān (pole) 汗 hàn (perspiration) 年 nián (year)
Also uses 刂 dāo component: 别 bié (to leave) 厕 cè (toilet) 超 chāo (to exceed) 到 dào (arrive) 刚 gāng (hard) 剧 jù (drama) 利 lì (sharp) 梨 lí (pear) 前 qián (front) 狮 shī (lion) 则 zé (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause)