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癌症 (ái zhèng) — Chinese word meaning

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癌症 (ái zhèng) is a Chinese word: cancer. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 癌症

名 míng noun

cancer

早期发现癌症对治疗非常重要。

zǎo qī fā xiàn ái zhèng duì zhì liáo fēi cháng zhòng yào

Early detection of cancer is very important for treatment.

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Word breakdown

癌 ái — malignant tumor, cancer

症 zhèng — disease, medical condition

Structure & writing
1 癌 ái — cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells

癌 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical
疒 is a component in 26 characters
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1.2 品 pǐn — article; item; object
品 is a component in 1 characters
1.3 山 shān — mountain; hill
山 is a component in 33 characters
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Stroke order

2 症 zhèng — disease; illness
Xpinyin

症 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 疒 nè — illness/disease radical
疒 is a component in 26 characters
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Stroke order