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