榄
(bound form) olive
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How 榄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 览 (phonetic, lǎn)
How to remember it
olive (B) · Heisig RSH #2988
木 tree + magnifying glass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 览
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 览 (lǎn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 览 sound component | lǎn | to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive |
| 揽 | lǎn | to grasp; to monopolize; to seize |
| 缆 | lǎn | cable, hawser, heavy-duty rope |
Words containing 榄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山榄科 | shān lǎn kē | Sapotaceae (botany) |
| 原生橄榄油 | yuán shēng gǎn lǎn yóu | virgin olive oil |
| 美式橄榄球 | Měi shì gǎn lǎn qiú | American football |
| 英式橄榄球 | Yīng shì gǎn lǎn qiú | rugby |
| 榄角 | lǎn jiǎo | black olive (Canarium tramdenum) |
| 澳式橄榄球 | Ào shì gǎn lǎn qiú | Australian rules football; Aussie rules |
| 乌榄 | wū lǎn | black olive (Canarium tramdenum) |
| 橄榄山 | gǎn lǎn shān | Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story) |
| 橄榄石 | gǎn lǎn shí | olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4); peridot |
| 橄榄球 | gǎn lǎn qiú | football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) |
| 橄榄油 | gǎn lǎn yóu | olive oil |
| 油橄榄 | yóu gǎn lǎn | olive (Olea europaea) |
| 橄榄树 | gǎn lǎn shù | olive tree |
| 橄榄绿 | gǎn lǎn lǜ | olive-green (color) |
| 橄榄岩 | gǎn lǎn yán | peridotite (geology) |
| 橄榄枝 | gǎn lǎn zhī | olive branch; (fig.) conciliatory gesture; overture of goodwill; (fig.) favorable offer or… |
| 橄榄 | gǎn lǎn | Chinese olive; olive |