肠癌 (cháng ái) — intestinal cancer; colorectal cancer | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

intestinal cancercolorectal cancer

Examples

肠癌。
Tā fù qīn qù nián bèi zhěn duàn chū cháng ái.
His father was diagnosed with intestinal cancer last year.
肠癌。
Zǎo qī cháng ái shì kě yǐ zhì yù de.
Early-stage intestinal cancer can be cured.
肠癌。
Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò cháng ái shāi chá.
The doctor recommended he get screened for colorectal cancer.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

肠chángintestine

癌áicancer

肠 names intestine, and 癌 names cancer.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腸; 肠 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròubody

Sound part声符shēngfú

昜

昜yáng腸cháng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 腸 pairs 肉, the body, with 昜, which gives the sound; the simplified 肠 is a later shorthand.

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

疒嵒癌

Meaning part形符xíngfú

疒疒nèdisease

Sound part声符shēngfú

嵒

嵒yán癌

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

癌 combines 疒 (disease) with 嵒, a component used for its sound.

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