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癌 - ái

cancer; marmoset

cancer; marmoset

How to read 癌

Click 癌 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinái
Englishcancer; marmoset
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

癌症 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 癌变. Please read 乳癌 one more time.

Common words with this character

cancer
to become cancerous; transformation to malignancy
breast cancer
persistent mold on the wall; efflorescence

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 癌 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 癌症 and 癌变 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 癌.