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橄

gǎn
noun #95,539

Meanings

  1. 1 olive (in 橄榄)

Examples

HSK 5
美式橄榄球和英式橄榄球是不同的运动。
Měishì gǎnlǎnqiú hé Yīngshì gǎnlǎnqiú shì bùtóng de yùndòng.
American football and rugby are different sports.
HSK 7-9
橄榄油对健康有好处。
Gǎnlǎnyóu duì jiànkāng yǒu hǎochu.
Olive oil is good for health.

Tips

usage
橄 never stands alone. Its word is 橄榄 (olive), which extends to 橄榄油 (olive oil) and 橄榄球 (football / rugby, named for its olive shape).

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
The tree radical 木 marks 橄 as a tree word: the olive is the fruit of a tree.
phonetic
敢 gǎn
to dare
敢 (to dare) supplies the sound gǎn exactly and carries no meaning here, serving as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

橄 gǎn