橄
used in 橄欖|橄榄[gan3 lan3]
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,797 U+6A44
How 橄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 敢 (phonetic, gǎn)
How to remember it
olive (A) · Heisig RSH #2987
木 tree + 敢 brave
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 敢
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 敢 (gǎn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敢 sound component | gǎn | bold, brave; to dare, to venture |
| 瞰 | kàn | to watch, to spy on; to overlook, to look down on |
| 憨 | hān | silly, foolish; coquettish |
| 阚 | kàn | to glance, to peep; to growl, to roar |
| 撖 | hàn | surname Han; Taiwan pr. [Gan3] |
| 澉 | gǎn | to wash; a place name |
Words containing 橄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 澳式橄榄球 | Ào shì gǎn lǎn qiú | Australian rules football; Aussie rules |
| 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 |