脑瘤 (nǎo liú) — brain tumor | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

brain tumor

Measure word · 个

Examples

脑瘤，。
Yī shēng shuō tā dé le nǎo liú, xū yào mǎ shàng shǒu shù.
The doctor said he has a brain tumor and needs surgery immediately.
脑瘤，。
nǎo liú De zhì liáo fāng fǎ yǒu hěn duō zhǒng, bāo kuò shǒu shù hé fàng liáo.
There are many treatments for brain tumors, including surgery and radiation therapy.
脑瘤。
Zǎo qī fā xiàn nǎo liú duì zhì liáo fēi cháng zhòng yào.
Early detection of a brain tumor is very important for treatment.

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.

脑nǎobrain

瘤liútumor

脑 means brain and 瘤 means tumor, so it names a tumor in the brain.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 腦; 脑 is its simplified writing.

匕匕bǐ
巛巛chuānhair
囟囟xìnhead; fontanel

In the traditional form 腦, the older part 匕 was replaced by a flesh part, while 巛 (hair) and 囟 (head; fontanel) stayed. The simplified 脑 is a later abbreviation.

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

疒留瘤

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.

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