刊物
Old HSK 6
刊物 (kānwù) · publication
刊物 (kānwù) means “publication; periodical”. It is written with 2 characters: 刊 (publication) + 物 (thing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 刊物 is built
The characters
刊 kān · publication
What 刊 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
物 wù · thing
What 物 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 勿 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一份很有名的学术刊物。Zhè shì yí fèn hěn yǒumíng de xuéshù kānwù.This is a well-known academic journal.
图书馆里有很多刊物。Túshūguǎn lǐ yǒu hěnduō kānwù.The library has many periodicals.
Questions about 刊物
What does 刊物 mean?
刊物 (kānwù) means “publication; periodical”.
How do you pronounce 刊物?
刊物 is pronounced kānwù.
Which HSK level is 刊物?
刊物 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 刊登kāndēngto publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 礼物lǐwùgift
- 食物shíwùfood
- 购物gòuwùto shop
- 事物shìwùthing
- 药物yàowùmedicine
- 植物zhíwùplant
- 博物馆bówùguǎnmuseum
Learn 刊物 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.