瘤 (liú) — tumor

Definition

瘤 is a medical term for 'tumor' or 'lump' — a mass of abnormal tissue in the body, benign or malignant.

noun
tumor
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 瘤。
    Yī shēng zài jiǎn chá shí fā xiàn le yí gè liú.
    The doctor found a tumor during the examination.
  • 瘤，。
    Zhè ge liú shì liáng xìng de, bú yòng tài dān xīn.
    This tumor is benign, no need to worry too much.
  • 瘤。
    Shǒu shù hòu liú bèi chéng gōng qiē chú le.
    The tumor was successfully removed after surgery.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nèillness
Sound part声符shēngfú
留
留liú瘤liú
Same sound today

瘤 pairs 疒, an illness part, with 留, which gives its sound.

Appears in
Illness & Symptoms

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