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Chinese symbol for “melanoma”

黑色素瘤
hēi sè sù liú
melanoma

The closest CC-CEDICT match for melanoma is 黑色素瘤 (hēi sè sù liú), defined as: melanoma.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

黑 hēi
black; dark; evil, sinister
radical 203 ⿊ · 12 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes
素 sù
plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
瘤 liú
tumor, lump, goiter
radical 104 ⽧ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “melanoma”

WordPinyinMeaning
黑素瘤hēi sù liúmelanoma
黑瘤hēi liúmelanoma

Related words

Other words that share a character with 黑色素瘤.

WordPinyinMeaning
黑人hēi rénblack person; an illegal
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
黑色hēi sèblack
黑白hēi báiblack and white; right and wrong
黑客hēi kè(computing) (loanword) hacker
黑帮 (黑幫)hēi bāngbunch of gangsters; criminal gang
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality
因素yīn sùelement; factor
肿瘤 (腫瘤)zhǒng liútumor

See also: Japanese symbol for “melanoma”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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