Chinese symbol for “tumor”
肿瘤
zhǒng liú
Traditional: 腫瘤
tumor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tumor is 肿瘤 (zhǒng liú), defined as: tumor.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “tumor”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 肿瘤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肿胀 (腫脹) | zhǒng zhàng | swelling; oedema |
| 臃肿 (臃腫) | yōng zhǒng | obese; bloated |
| 水肿 (水腫) | shuǐ zhǒng | (medicine) to suffer from edema (dropsy) |
| 囊肿 (囊腫) | náng zhǒng | cyst (med.) |
| 恶性肿瘤 (惡性腫瘤) | è xìng zhǒng liú | malignant tumor |
| 毒瘤 | dú liú | malignant tumor; (fig.) cancer; scourge |
| 淋巴瘤 | lín bā liú | lymphoma |
| 肉瘤 | ròu liú | wart; sarcoma |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tumor”.
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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