橄榄球 Traditional form: 橄欖球 Pinyin (reading): gǎnlǎnqiú Definitions: football played with oval-shaped ball (rugby, American football, Australian rules etc) Characters: 橄 - olive 榄 - olive 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round Traditional characters: 橄 - olive 欖 - olive 球 - ball, globe, sphere; round