肝癌

gān'ái

noun #31,428

Measure Word

一种肝癌 zhǒng

Meanings

1 liver cancer
2 hepatocellular carcinoma

Characters

Examples

长期酗酒会增加肝癌风险。

Chángqī xùjiǔ huì zēngjiā gān'ái fēngxiǎn.

Long-term heavy drinking increases the risk of liver cancer.

他被诊断为早期肝癌。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn wéi zǎoqī gān'ái.

He was diagnosed with early-stage liver cancer.

Tips

memory

癌 (ái) = 疒 (sickness radical) + 喦 (rocky outcrop with three 口) — a hard, lumpy illness. Pair the organ character with 癌 to build any cancer: 胃癌, 肺癌, 乳腺癌.

Stroke Order

肝 gān

癌 ái