Meaning Index
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "cancer", including 癌 (ái / yán), 癌 (ái / yán). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
The English word "cancer" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 癌 (ái / yán), 癌 (ái / yán) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ái, yán — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 癌 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 癌 (ái / yán) — so "cancer" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "cancer".
早睡早起、多运动可以减少患癌症的风险。Zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ, duō yùn dòng kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo huàn ái zhèng de fēng xiǎn.Sleeping early and exercising more can reduce the risk of getting cancer.
Common words: 癌症 (ái zhèng)、癌变 (ái biàn)、致癌 (zhì ái)
早睡早起、多运动可以减少患癌症的风险。Zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ, duō yùn dòng kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo huàn ái zhèng de fēng xiǎn.Sleeping early and exercising more can reduce the risk of getting cancer.
Common words: 癌症 (ái zhèng)、癌变 (ái biàn)、致癌 (zhì ái)
Open 癌、癌 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.