丙肝

bǐnggān

noun

Meanings

1 hepatitis C
2 Hep C

Characters

third (Heavenly Stem); type C

Examples

丙肝现在可以通过药物治愈。

Bǐnggān xiànzài kěyǐ tōngguò yàowù zhìyù.

Hepatitis C can now be cured with medication.

他在献血时查出了丙肝。

Tā zài xiànxuè shí cháchū le bǐnggān.

He was diagnosed with hepatitis C while donating blood.

Tips

memory

Abbreviation of 丙型肝炎 (bǐngxíng gānyán, 'type-C hepatitis'). 丙 is the third Heavenly Stem — so 甲/乙/丙 line up as A/B/C for hepatitis types. 甲肝 = Hep A, 乙肝 = Hep B, 丙肝 = Hep C.

Stroke Order

丙 bǐng

肝 gān