瘤 liú tumor
tumor; lump; goiter
How to remember 瘤: 疒 illness + 留 remain = tumor. Grandma ignores the illness for months and wants to remain on the farm, until the doctor feels the hard tumor on her neck.
Component breakdown
瘤 = 疒 illness + 留 remain
- 疒 illness
- 留 remain
- 𠂎 left half
- 刀 knife
- 田 field
Grandma ignores the illness for months and wants to remain on the farm, until the doctor feels the hard tumor on her neck.
How it is used
- A tumor/growth/lump - 肿瘤 (zhǒngliú) a tumor, 良性肿瘤 (liángxìng zhǒngliú) benign, 恶性肿瘤 (èxìng zhǒngliú) malignant, 瘤子 (liúzi, colloquial) a lump. Medical vocabulary.