肿瘤 (zhǒngliú): tumor

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一个肿瘤 gè

医生发现了一个肿瘤。

Yīshēng fāxiàn le yīgè zhǒngliú.

The doctor found a tumor.

这个肿瘤是良性的。

Zhège zhǒngliú shì liángxìng de.

This tumor is benign.

memory

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

肿 zhǒng

瘤 liú