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)