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乐

lè

HSK 2 Character Traditional 樂

What 乐 means

1. happy
2. cheerful
3. to laugh

Other readings

乐 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• làoused in place names
• yuèmusic
• Lèsurname Le
• Yuèsurname Yue

Example sentences

• 圣诞快乐。
  Shèngdànkuàilè.
  Happy Christmas!
• 音乐悦耳。
  Yīnyuè yuè'ěr.
  Music gratifies the ears.
• 新年快乐！
  Xīnniánkuàilè!
  Happy New Year!
• 生日同乐！
  Shēngrì tónglè!
  Let's have a good birthday celebration!
• 知足常乐。
  Zhīzúchánglè.
  Happy is the man who is contented.
• 乐极生悲。
  Lèjíshēngbēi.
  Extreme joy begets sorrow.

Words starting with 乐

• 乐观lè guānoptimistic; hopeful
• 乐趣lè qùdelight; pleasure; joy
• 乐意lè yìto be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth
• 乐谱yuè pǔa musical score; sheet music
• 乐队yuè duìband; pop group
• 乐园lè yuánparadise
• 乐器yuè qìmusical instrument
• 乐曲yuè qǔmusical composition
• 乐于lè yúwilling (to do sth); to take pleasure in
• 乐章yuè zhāngmovement (of a symphony)
• 乐团yuè tuánband; orchestra
• 乐坛yuè tánmusic circles; music world
• 乐此不疲lè cǐ bù pí(idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
• 乐呵呵lè hē hēhappily; giddily
• 乐手yuè shǒuinstrumental performer
• 乐天lè tiāncarefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic
• 乐迷yuè mímusic fan
• 乐土lè tǔhappy place; paradise; haven
• 乐事lè shìpleasure
• 乐子lè zifun; pleasure; laughing matter
• 乐府yuè fǔyuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry)
• 乐于助人lè yú zhù rén(idiom) willing to help others
• 乐不可支lè bù kě zhīoverjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
• 乐师yuè shīmusician

Words containing 乐

• 音乐yīn yuèmusic
• 快乐kuài lèhappy; joyful
• 娱乐yú lèto entertain; to amuse; entertainment
• 俱乐部jù lè bù(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
• 欢乐huān lègaiety; gladness; glee
• 安居乐业ān jū lè yèto live in peace and work happily (idiom)
• 天伦之乐tiān lún zhī lèfamily love and joy; domestic bliss
• 喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
• 知足常乐zhī zú cháng lèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)
• 可乐kě lèamusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
• 音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert
• 音乐家yīn yuè jiāmusician
• 音乐剧yīn yuè jù(theater, cinema) a musical
• 永乐Yǒng lèYongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣
• 音乐厅yīn yuè tīngconcert hall; auditorium
• 摇滚乐yáo gǔn yuèrock music; rock 'n roll
• 可口可乐Kě kǒu kě lèCoca-Cola
• 不亦乐乎bù yì lè hūlit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
• 交响乐jiāo xiǎng yuèsymphony
• 幸灾乐祸xìng zāi lè huòlit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom)…
• 背景音乐bèi jǐng yīn yuèbackground music (BGM); soundtrack; musical setting
• 音乐节yīn yuè jiémusic festival
• 津津乐道jīn jīn lè dàoto discuss sth enthusiastically
• 配乐pèi yuèto create music for a movie or stage production; to dub music onto a soundtrack…

Characters that look like 乐

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 车chēcar; vehicle; machine
• 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 朱zhūvermilion
• 爪zhuǎ(colloquial) foot of an animal or bird; (colloquial) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
• 匝zā(literary) to encircle; to go around; to surround; (literary) whole; full…

Sounds the same

Read lè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 勒(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force
• 叻(used in place names)
• 泐to write
• 仂surplus; tithe
• 阞layer; vein
• 砳rocky
• 扐divination by straw
• 簕used in 簕竹
• 艻used in 萝艻
• 鳓Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata); white herring; slender shad