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刊物 kānwù

刊物 kānwù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 刊物 kānwù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kānwù | kan1 wu4
English translation
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Traditional form

刊物 kānwù

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 刊物 kānwù

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kān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and gān represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

gān

Semantic compound

dāo

Positional decomposition

干刂

Number of Strokes

5

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Niú represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "variety", depicting the variety of colors on a cow. Later the meaning shifted to "things".

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Niú

Positional decomposition

牛勿

Number of Strokes

8

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刊物 kānwù Decomposition

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刊物 kānwù Compounds

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