Memory phrase for the Kanji: 瘤

瘤

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Meaning

tumor

Pronunciation

 liú

Explanation

 Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), below: remain 留 (The bent person with the sword 刀 shall on the field 田 to remain)

Mnemonic
The disease, where sth. remains, is a tumor.

Radicals

疒 sicknessSimilar radicals are building 广 or cliff 厂.
留 remain
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Vocabulary

 肿瘤  zhǒng liú  tumor
 毒瘤  dú liú  malignant tumor
 黑素瘤  hēi sù liú  melanoma (type of skin cancer)
 黑素瘤  hēi sù liú  

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