The invention relates to a liver cancer diagnostic marker composed of blood plasma microRNA (micro ribonucleic acid), a kit containing the marker and a new method for diagnosing liver cancer (in particular early liver cancer). The liver cancer diagnostic marker is composed of a plurality of nucleic acid molecules, wherein each nucleic acid molecule is used for coding at least one microRNA sequence; and preferably, the liver cancer diagnostic marker is composed of nucleic acid molecules for coding hsa-miR-122, hsa-miR-192, hsa-miR-21, hsa-miR-223, hsa-miR-26a, hsa-miR-27a, hsa-miR-801 and hsa-miR-1228. The kit can be applied to diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma, in particular early hepatocellular carcinoma, or to differentiating the blood plasma of at least one hepatocellular carcinoma sufferer from the blood plasma of at least one healthy individual, and the blood plasma of at least one chronic hepatitis b sufferer or the blood plasma of at least one cirrhosis sufferer.