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The character 榄, with its traditional form 欖, is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component, the wood radical 木 on the left, indicates a meaning related to trees or woody plants, while the component 览 on the right provides the phonetic element. It primarily refers to the olive tree and its fruit, most commonly seen in the word 橄榄, the standard Chinese term for olives and olive products. As the olive is not native to China, the character was formed by using the general tree radical to classify this foreign species, paired with a native component to approximate its pronunciation.
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我喜欢吃橄榄。
橄榄油很健康。
桌子上有橄榄。
他送我一瓶橄榄。
橄榄可以用来榨油。
地中海地区盛产橄榄。
橄榄树的叶子是绿色的。
由于橄榄油营养价值高，很多人喜欢用它烹饪。