肝癌

gān'ái
noun #31,428

Measure Word

一种肝癌 zhǒng

Meanings

  1. 1 liver cancer
  2. 2 hepatocellular carcinoma

Examples

HSK 5
Tā bèi zhěnduàn wéi zǎoqī gān'ái.
He was diagnosed with early-stage liver cancer.
HSK 7-9
Chángqī xùjiǔ huì zēngjiā gān'ái fēngxiǎn.
Long-term heavy drinking increases the risk of liver cancer.

Tips

memory
癌 = 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