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榄

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(bound form) olive

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Strokes
13
Radical
木 +9
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
欖
Common rank
#2,605
Unicode
U+6984

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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How 榄 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “tree” + 览 sound ( lǎn )

Components 木 览

How to remember it

olive (B) · Heisig RSH #2988

木 tree + magnifying glass

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 榄

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
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

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 览 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
览 sound part 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