橄
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used in 橄欖|橄榄[gan3 lan3]
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 木 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 橄
- Common rank
- #2,797
- Unicode
- U+6A44
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Formation & memory
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Words with 橄
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原生橄榄油 | virgin olive oil | |
| 美式橄榄球 | American football | |
| 英式橄榄球 | rugby | |
| 澳式橄榄球 | Australian rules football; Aussie rules | |
| 橄榄山 | Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story) | |
| 橄榄石 | olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4); peridot | |
| 橄榄球 | football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) | |
| 橄榄油 | olive oil | |
| 油橄榄 | olive (Olea europaea) | |
| 橄榄树 | olive tree | |
| 橄榄绿 | olive-green (color) | |
| 橄榄岩 | peridotite (geology) | |
| 橄榄枝 | olive branch; (fig.) conciliatory gesture; overture of goodwill; (fig.) favorable offer or… | |
| 橄榄 | Chinese olive; olive |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 敢 — compare how they read.