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liú

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liú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liú | liu2
English translation
tumor
old variant of liú [liú]
tumor, lump, goiter

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About liú

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

liú

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of liú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

疒留

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

liú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and liú represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using liú

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tiān dōng 酰胺 xiān àn méi 具有 jù yǒu xiǎn zhù de 抗肿瘤作用 zuòyòng .

L asparaginase is a very effective anti tumor agent.

浆细胞 liú shì quǎn lèi 常见 cháng jiàn de 皮肤 pífū 肿瘤 zhǒngliú , yóu B淋巴细胞 lín bā xì bāo 发展 fāzhǎn ér lái .

Plasmacytomas are common skin tumors in dogs that derive from B lymphocytes.

爱泼斯坦担心 dānxīn 肿瘤 zhǒngliú 可能 kěnéng 已经 yǐjīng 损伤 sǔn shāng de de Shuāng tuǐ ,再也 zài yě 无法 wú fǎ 恢复 huīfù .

Epstein worried that the tumor might have damaged Julian's legs beyond recovery.

de 分析 fēnxī wài Yīn 原发性恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú de 临床 línchuáng 病理 bìng lǐ 特征 tèzhēng .

Objective To analyze the clinicopathological characteristics of malignancies of vulva.

de fèi shǎng cháng le 恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú .

He had a cancerous growth on his lung.

Words with liú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
肿瘤 zhǒngliú tumor腫瘤
liú tumor liú
脑瘤 nǎo liú brain tumor腦瘤
恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú malignant tumor惡性腫瘤
毒瘤 dú liú malignant tumor毒瘤 dú liú
肉瘤 ròu liú wart肉瘤 ròu liú
瘤子 liú zi tumor瘤子 liú zi
血管瘤 xuè guǎn liú angioma (medicine)血管瘤 xuè guǎn liú
良性肿瘤 liáng xìng zhǒng liú benign tumor良性腫瘤
畸胎瘤 jī tāi liú teratoma (medicine)畸胎瘤 jī tāi liú
骨瘤 gǔ liú osteoma (benign tumor composed of bone-like material)骨瘤 gǔ liú
间皮瘤 jiān pí liú mesothelioma (medicine)間皮瘤
赘瘤 zhuì liú useless贅瘤

liú Decomposition & Compounds

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liú Decomposition

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