乐
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happy; cheerful; to laugh
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #173 U+4E50
How 乐 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Simplified form of 樂, a musical instrument with wood 木, strings 幺, and a pick 白
How to remember it
music · Heisig RSH #662
drag + pole
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 乐 as their sound component
These characters all use 乐 (lè) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐 sound component | lè | cheerful, happy, laughing; music |
| 砾 | lì | gravel, pebbles |
| 栎 | lì | chestnut-leaved oak |
| 铄 | shuò | to melt, to smelt; polish, shine |
| 泺 | luò | a river in Shandong province |
| 跞 | lì | to walk, to move |
| 轹 | lì | to run over something in a vehicle |
Words containing 乐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐山市 | Lè shān Shì | Leshan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 安乐区 | Ān lè Qū | Anle, a district of Keelung 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan |
| 乐安县 | Lè ān Xiàn | Le'an, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 长乐区 | Cháng lè Qū | Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 平乐县 | Píng lè Xiàn | Pingle, a county in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 乐平市 | Lè píng Shì | Leping, a county-level city in Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市|景德镇市[Jing3 de2 zhen4 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 长乐公主 | Cháng lè Gōng zhǔ | Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏[Xi1 Wei4], given in marriage … |
| 南乐县 | Nán lè Xiàn | Nanle, a county in Puyang City 濮陽市|濮阳市[Pu2 yang2 Shi4], Henan |
| 乐子 | lè zi | fun; pleasure; laughing matter |
| 新乐市 | Xīn lè Shì | Xinle, a county-level city in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei |
| 国乐 | guó yuè | national music; Chinese traditional music |
| 乐山 | Lè shān | see 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4] |
| 乐开花 | lè kāi huā | to burst with joy |
| 老头乐 | lǎo tóu lè | backscratcher (made from bamboo etc); (may also refer to other products that are of benefi… |
| 乐东县 | Lè dōng xiàn | Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan |
| 乐儿 | lè r | see 樂子|乐子[le4 zi5] |
| 乐天 | Lè tiān | Lotte (South Korean conglomerate) |
| 乐天 | lè tiān | carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic |
| 民乐县 | Mín lè Xiàn | Minle, a county in Zhangye City 張掖市|张掖市[Zhang1 ye4 Shi4], Gansu |
| 性乐 | xìng lè | sexual pleasure; orgasm |