癌

• 拼音: ái
• 汉字拆解: 癌 = 疒 (illness radical) + 嵒 (rocky/phonetic)

含义

Cancer (the disease); carcinoma.

The medical term for malignant tumors. Often used as a suffix with body part names (肺癌 lung cancer, 胃癌 stomach cancer). A serious and sensitive topic in Chinese culture.

例句

1. 早期发现癌的话，治愈的可能性会大很多。
2. 研究表明，吸烟是导致肺癌的主要因素之一。
3. 他被确诊为癌之后，整个家庭都陷入了困境。

用法指南

语境: medical, health

语气: serious

正确说法

• 定期体检有助于早期发现癌。(Regular check-ups help detect cancer early.)
• 现代医学对很多癌都有有效的治疗方法。(Modern medicine has effective treatments for many cancers.)

错误说法

• 在非医学语境下随便用'癌'开玩笑 (Don't joke about 癌 casually — it's a serious and sensitive topic)

起源与历史

A relatively modern character created to translate the medical term 'cancer.' Composed of 疒 (illness) and 嵒 (rocky mountain, phonetic), suggesting a hard growth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal