乐

lè

happy

surname Le; cheerful; to laugh

a picture of 乐 → strings on a frame, an ancient plucked instrument

乐 originally depicted a wooden frame with silk strings — a musical instrument. From music came joy, and from joy came laughter; the character still carries both senses today.

丿+小→乐
丿A leftward falling strokeSemantic
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听到这个好消息,他心里很乐。

tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā xīn lǐ hěn lè.

Hearing this good news, he felt very happy inside.

她讲了一个笑话,大家都乐了。

tā jiǎng le yī ge xiào huà, dà jiā dōu lè le.

She told a joke and everyone burst out laughing.

Words with 乐

可乐

kě lè

amusing

乐在其中

lè zài qí zhōng

to take pleasure in sth (idiom)

淫乐

yín lè

vice

乐亭县

lào tíng xiàn

Laoting, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 Shi4], Hebei

俱乐部

jù lè bù

(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)

天伦之乐

tiān lún zhī lè

family love and joy

安乐死

ān lè sǐ

euthanasia

其乐融融

qí lè róng róng

(of relations) joyous and harmonious

音乐学院

yīn yuè xué yuàn

music academy

享乐主义

xiǎng lè zhǔ yì

hedonism

轻音乐

qīng yīn yuè

light music

儿童乐园

ér tóng lè yuán

children's play area

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