肿瘤

腫瘤

zhǒngliú

noun HSK 7-9 #4,308

Measure Word

一个肿瘤 gè

Meanings

1 tumor
2 neoplasm

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

医生发现了一个肿瘤。

Yīshēng fāxiàn le yī gè zhǒngliú.

The doctor found a tumor.

HSK 7-9

这个肿瘤是良性的。

Zhège zhǒngliú shì liángxìng de.

This tumor is benign.

Tips

memory

Both characters have the 疒 (sickness) radical: 肿 (swollen) + 瘤 (tumor/lump). A tumor is literally a 'swollen lump' - a sickness that swells.

Stroke Order

肿 zhǒng

瘤 liú