癌(ái)

HSK 7-917 strokes

cancer

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Character information

Pinyin
ái
Meaning
cancer; (esp.) carcinoma
Strokes
17
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 癌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒嵒

In this compound, the meaning comes from 疒 (sickness); 嵒 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

疒nè嵒yán

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 癌 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 癌

Common words using 癌 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

ái癌zhèng症
HSK 7-9

cancer

Open 癌症 page →
rǔ乳ái癌

breast cancer

Open 乳癌 page →
bì壁ái癌

persistent mold on the wall; efflorescence

Open 壁癌 page →
lǎn懒ái癌

(humorous) extreme laziness; (coll.) indolent cancer (esp. thyroid cancer)

Open 懒癌 page →
rǔ乳xiàn腺ái癌

breast cancer

Open 乳腺癌 page →
kàng抗ái癌

anti-cancer

Open 抗癌 page →
lín淋bā巴ái癌

lymphoma (lay term for 淋巴瘤[lin2 ba1 liu2])

Open 淋巴癌 page →
ái癌xì细bāo胞

cancer cell

Open 癌细胞 page →

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From 癌’s common words

症乳壁懒腺抗淋巴

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