橄榄岩
gǎn​lǎn​yán

peridotite

橄 gǎn olive

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 敢 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
敢
敢 Sound component
gǎn to dare

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangklaːmʔ

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

榄 lǎn olive Simplified

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

览
览 Sound component
lǎn look at

Sources

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岩 yán cliff

The rocks 石 that make up a mountain 山

Components

山
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
石
石 Meaning component
shí stone

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngæm[ŋ]ˤr[a]m (< uvular?)rocky, lofty
Zhengzhangŋraːm
Unicodengam

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

欖 olive Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 覽 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
覽
覽 Sound component
lǎn look at

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·raːmʔ

Sources

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang