癌 (ái): cancer
癌 (ái) is a Chinese character meaning “cancer.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 嵒 (phonetic). It ranks #1782 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 癌 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- cancer
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer |
| 肺癌 | fèi ái | lung cancer |
| 癌细胞 | ái xì bāo | cancer cell |
| 乳腺癌 | rǔ xiàn ái | breast cancer |
| 抗癌 | kàng ái | anti-cancer |
| 致癌 | zhì ái | to cause cancer |
| 皮肤癌 | pí fū ái | skin cancer |
| 肝癌 | gān ái | liver cancer |
| 胃癌 | wèi ái | stomach cancer |
| 癌变 | ái biàn | to become cancerous |
| 致癌物 | zhì ái wù | carcinogen |
| 血癌 | xuè ái | leukemia |
| 癌前期 | ái qián qī | precancerous stage |
| 致癌物质 | zhì ái wù zhì | carcinogen |
| 食道癌 | shí dào ái | esophageal cancer |
癌 appears in 28 compound words: 14 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 癌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
早期发现癌症可以提高治愈率，定期体检很重要。
Zǎoqī fāxiàn áizhèng kěyǐ tígāo zhìyù lǜ, dìngqī tǐjiǎn hěn zhòngyào.
Early detection of cancer can improve the cure rate; regular check-ups are very important.
宏利金融擴大為癌症理賠者提供第二醫療意見服務
hóng lì jīn róng 擴 dà 為 ái zhèng lǐ 賠 zhě tí gōng dì èr 醫 療 yì 見 fú 務
Manulife Expands Second Medical Opinion Service for Cancer Claimants
拜耳就前列腺癌藥物營銷問題起訴強生(JNJ.US)
bài ěr jiù qián liè xiàn ái 藥 wù 營 銷 問 題 qǐ 訴 強 shēng .
Bayer Sues Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.US) Over Prostate Cancer Drug Marketing
大便3大變化自測健康 這2種顏色恐患胰臟癌/大腸癌 伴隨3情況須求醫
dà biàn dà 變 huà zì 測 jiàn kāng 這 種 顏 sè kǒng huàn 胰 臟 ái dà 腸 ái bàn 隨 qíng 況 須 qiú 醫
3 Major Stool Changes to Self-Assess Your Health These 2 Colors May Indicate Pancreatic/Colon Cancer Seek Medical Attention If Accompanied by These 3 Symptoms
抗癌神器來了!台中女骶骨冒罕見巨型瘤 3個月...
kàng ái shén qì 來 le ! tái zhōng nǚ 骶 gǔ mào hǎn 見 jù xíng liú 個 yuè . . .
A Cancer-Fighting Wonder Has Arrived! Taichung Woman Develops Rare Giant Tumor in Sacrum—Within 3 Months...
科學重大突破!研究證實:貓咪癌症基因與人類高度相似 有助開發新療法
kē 學 chóng dà tū pò ! yán jiū 證 實 貓 咪 ái zhèng jī yīn 與 rén 類 gāo dù xiāng sì yǒu zhù 開 發 xīn 療 fǎ
Major scientific breakthrough! Research confirms: Cat cancer genes highly similar to humans, paving the way for new therapies
我的父親是患癌症死的。
Wǒ de fùqīn shì huàn áizhèng sǐ de.
My father died of cancer.
空气中的微粒可以引发癌症。
Kōngqì zhōng de wēilì kěyǐ yǐnfā áizhèng.
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
紫外线可导致皮肤癌。
Zǐwàixiàn kě dǎozhì pífū'ái.
Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
癌细胞已经扩散到她的胃。
áixìbāo yǐjīng kuòsàn dào tā de wèi.
The cancer has spread to her stomach.
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