樂 (lè)
happy; cheerful; joy
How 樂 is written
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 𢆶 — N/A
- Traditional
- 樂
- Simplified
- 乐
樂 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- lè
- surname Le
- yuè
- surname Yue
Common words using 樂
- 快樂 kuàilè
- happy; merry
- 樂園 lèyuán
- paradise
- 音樂 yīnyuè
- music; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
- 不亦樂乎 bùyìlèhū
- lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
- 享樂 xiǎnglè
- to seek pleasure
- 俱樂部 jùlèbù
- club (i.e. a group or organization) (loanword); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 可口可樂 kěkǒukělè
- Coca-Cola
- 可樂 kělè
- amusing; entertaining; cola
- 吃喝玩樂 chīhēwánlè
- to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
- 喜怒哀樂 xǐnùāilè
- likes and dislikes
- 喜樂 xǐlè
- joy
- 娛樂 yúlè
- to entertain; to amuse; entertainment
樂 in a sentence
祝你生日快樂！
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
“Happy Birthday to you!”
How common is 樂?
樂 is the 619th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 80.3% of all running text.
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