lǎn

榄

Character · Bound morphemeTraditional欖

olive; Chinese olive

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

bound morpheme

olive

neutral

Never used alone. Only appears in the compound word 橄榄 (gǎn lǎn), which refers to the olive tree, its fruit, or olive-shaped objects. This is a bound morpheme.

Zhè这
gè个
zì字
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yú于
 “
gǎn橄
lǎn榄
 ”
yī一
cí词
 。

This character is only seen in the word 'gǎnlǎn' (olive).

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
chī吃
gǎn橄
lǎn榄
yóu油
 。

I like to eat olive oil.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
gǎn橄
lǎn榄
shì是
qīng青
sè色
de的
 。

This type of olive is green.