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Meaning

tumor

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “liu” becomes a different word in each tone. 瘤 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 肿瘤zhǒng liútumor
  • 瘤子liú zitumor
  • 根瘤gēn liú(botany) root nodule
  • 节瘤jié liúknot (in wood)
  • 黑瘤hēi liúmelanoma

Example Sentence

医生说这只是一个良性的小瘤子。Yī shēng shuō zhè zhǐ shì yí ge liáng xìng de xiǎo liú zi.The doctor said it is just a small benign tumor.

医生Yī shēngdoctorshuōto speakzhèthis只是zhǐ shìmerely一个yí gea良性liáng xìngpositive (in its effect)deofxiǎosmall瘤子liú zitumor