瘤
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tumor
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How 瘤 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
疒 (semantic, “sickness”) + 留 (phonetic, liú)
How to remember it
tumor · Heisig RSH #2668
sickness + 留 stay
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 留
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 留 (liú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 留 sound component | liú | to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message; |
| 溜 | liū | to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery |
| 榴 | liú | pomegranate |
| 遛 | liù | to walk, to stroll |
| 鹠 | liú | owl |
| 骝 | liú | a legendary horse |
| 熘 | liū | to steam, to stir-fry |
Words containing 瘤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡波西氏肉瘤 | Kǎ bō xī shì ròu liú | Kaposi's sarcoma |
| 黑色素瘤 | hēi sè sù liú | melanoma |
| 神经纤维瘤 | shén jīng xiān wéi liú | (medicine) neurofibroma |
| 血管瘤 | xuè guǎn liú | angioma (medicine) |
| 多发性骨髓瘤 | duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú | (medicine) multiple myeloma |
| 黑素瘤 | hēi sù liú | melanoma |
| 间皮瘤 | jiān pí liú | mesothelioma (medicine) |
| 恶性瘤 | è xìng liú | malignant tumor |
| 乳头瘤 | rǔ tóu liú | papilloma |
| 动脉瘤 | dòng mài liú | aneurysm |
| 根瘤菌属 | gēn liú jūn shǔ | genus Rhizobium |
| 子宫肌瘤 | zǐ gōng jī liú | fibroid tumor of the uterus; hysteromyoma |
| 瘤子 | liú zi | tumor |
| 根瘤菌 | gēn liú jūn | rhizobia |
| 黑瘤 | hēi liú | melanoma |
| 国际肿瘤研究机构 | Guó jì Zhǒng liú Yán jiū Jī gòu | International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) |
| 血瘤 | xuè liú | blood tumor; angioma (tumor consisting of a mass of blood vessels) |
| 节瘤 | jié liú | knot (in wood) |
| 肿瘤切除术 | zhǒng liú qiè chú shù | lumpectomy |
| 骨瘤 | gǔ liú | osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material) |