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癌 ái

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癌 ái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ái | ai2
English translation
cancer
carcinoma
also pr. [yán]
cancer, carcinoma

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About 癌 ái

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

癌 ái

Contains the radical

疒 nè

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of 癌 ái

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿸疒嵒

Semantic compound

疒 nè

Phonetic compound

嵒 yán

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 疒 nè represents the meaning and 嵒 yán represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 癌 ái

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这 zhè 篇 piān 文章 wénzhāng 讲述 jiǎng shù 了 le 癌症 áizhèng 研究 yánjiū 的 de 进展 jìnzhǎn 情况 qíngkuàng .

The essay treats of the progress in cancer research.

唉 āi ! 他 tā 被 bèi 癌症 áizhèng 夺 duó 去 qù 了 le 生命 shēngmìng .

Alas! He died of cancer.

除了 chúle 癌症 áizhèng 外 wài , 吸烟 xī yān 还 Huán 可 kě 引起 yǐnqǐ 其他 qítā 疾病 jíbìng .

Besides cancer, smoking can lead on to other diseases.

福特 Fú tè 基金会 jī jīn huì 拨款 bō kuǎn 数百 shù bǎi 万 Mò 美元 Měi yuán 用于 yòng yú 癌症 áizhèng 研究 yánjiū .

The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research.

那个 nà ge 癌症 áizhèng 患者 huànzhě 瘦 shòu 得皮包骨 gǔ .

The cancer victim was reduced to skin and bones.

Words with 癌 ái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
癌症 áizhèng cancer癌症 áizhèng
癌 ái cancer癌 ái
肺癌 fèi aí lung cancer肺癌 fèi aí
乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn aí breast cancer乳腺癌 rǔ xiàn aí
肝癌 gān aí liver cancer肝癌 gān aí
癌细胞 aí xì bāo cancer cell癌細胞
胃癌 wèi aí stomach cancer胃癌 wèi aí
致癌 zhì aí carcinogenic致癌 zhì aí
抗癌 kàng aí anti-cancer抗癌 kàng aí
腺癌 xiàn aí Adenocarcinoma腺癌 xiàn aí
癌变 aí biàn to become cancerous癌變
致癌物 zhì aí wù carcinogen致癌物 zhì aí wù
皮肤癌 pí fū aí skin cancer皮膚癌
鼻咽癌 bí yān aí cancers of the nose and throat鼻咽癌 bí yān aí
乳癌 rǔ aí breast cancer乳癌 rǔ aí
食道癌 shí dào aí esophageal cancer食道癌 shí dào aí
血癌 xuè aí leukemia血癌 xuè aí
鳞状细胞癌 lín zhuàng xì bāo aí squamous cell carcinoma鱗狀細胞癌
子宫颈癌 zǐ gōng jǐng aí cervical cancer子宮頸癌

癌 ái Decomposition & Compounds

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癌 ái Decomposition

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