癌

ái

áino initial · 2nd tone — spelling rules

cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

Radical: 疒 Strokes: 17 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Less common

Same radical

病疾痛症痴瘦疲疗痕疮痒瘠

Same radical

病疾痛症痴瘦疲疗痕疮痒瘠疫疵癖

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Character Decomposition

癌=疒+嵒

Etymology

sickness

Meanings

cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

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Words with 癌 29 total

liver cancer肝癌gān ái stomach cancer胃癌wèi ái breast cancer乳癌rǔ ái persistent mold on the wall · efflorescence壁癌bì ái to develop cancer患癌huàn ái (humorous) extreme laziness · (coll.) indolent cancer (esp. thyroid cancer)懒癌lǎn ái anti-cancer抗癌kàng ái cancer癌症ái zhèng to become cancerous · transformation to malignancy (of body cells)癌变ái biàn lung cancer肺癌fèi ái adenocarcinoma腺癌xiàn ái to cause cancer; carcinogenic致癌zhì ái leukemia血癌xuè ái (medicine) hypopharyngeal cancer下咽癌xià yān ái breast cancer乳腺癌rǔ xiàn ái lymphoma (lay term for 淋巴瘤 lín bā liú)淋巴癌lín bā ái precancerous stage癌前期ái qián qī cancer cell癌细胞ái xì bāo skin cancer皮肤癌pí fū ái (slang) extreme "straight-man" behavior marked by rigidity, emotional insensitivity, and dismissive or sexist attitudes直男癌zhí nán ái terminal cancer终期癌zhōng qī ái carcinogen致癌物zhì ái wù esophageal cancer食道癌shí dào ái cancers of the nose and throat · nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)鼻咽癌bí yān ái

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