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乐 Lè

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乐 Lè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Lè | Le4
English translation
surname Le
happy
cheerful
to laugh
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Yuè | Yue4
English translation
surname Yue
music

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About 乐 Lè

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

樂 lè

Contains the radical

丿 piě

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Simplified form of 樂 lè , a musical instrument with wood 木 Mù , strings 幺 yāo , and a pick 白 Bái

Etymology of 乐 Lè

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻⿱丿 piě ？小 xiǎo

Explanation

Pictograph of an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument. The simplified character 乐 Lè was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 樂 lè . The traditional component 白 Bái was removed for simplification.

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Example sentences using 乐 Lè

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他 tā 乐得翘 qiáo 起 qǐ 了 le 嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo .

He quirked up the corners of his mouth with amusement.

她 tā 在 zài 中学 zhōng xué 每周 měi zhōu 教 Jiào 一 yī 次 cì 音乐课.

She instructs music once a week at a middle school.

卫东 Wèi dōng 非常 fēicháng 乐意 lèyì 认识 rènshi 你 nǐ 和 hé 玛丽 Mǎ lì .

Weidong will be very glad to meet you and Mary.

我 wǒ 在 zài 转角 zhuǎn jiǎo 处 chǔ 的 de 餐饮 cān yǐn 摊 tān 喝 hē 了 le 一 yī 杯 bēi 百事可乐 Bǎi shì Kě lè .

I had a pepsi at a refreshment booth round the corner.

音乐 yīnyuè 教 Jiào 师 Shī 教 Jiào 他们 tā men 用和声演唱 yǎn chàng 这 zhè 首 shǒu 新 Xīn 歌 gē .

The singing teacher taught them to harmonise the new song.

Words with 乐 Lè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
快乐 kuàilè happy快樂
音乐 yīnyuè music音樂
俱乐部 jùlèbù club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)俱樂部
乐 Lè happy樂 lè
娱乐 yúlè to entertain娛樂
乐队 yuè duì band樂隊
乐意 lèyì content樂意
欢乐 huānlè gaiety歡樂
乐观 lèguān optimistic樂觀
生日快乐 shēng rì kuài lè Happy birthday生日快樂
乐趣 lèqù delight樂趣
新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year!新年快樂
音乐会 yīn yuè huì concert音樂會
可乐 kě lè amusing可樂
乐园 lè yuán paradise樂園
乐器 yuèqì musical instrument樂器
乐团 yuè tuán band樂團
摇滚乐 yáo gǔn yuè rock music搖滾樂
音乐家 yīn yuè jiā musician音樂家
乐于 lè yú willing (to do sth)樂於
享乐 xiǎng lè to enjoy life享樂
可口可乐 Kě kǒu kě lè Coca-Cola可口可樂
永乐 Yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 Zhū Dì [Zhū​Dì] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖 Míng Chéng zǔ [Míng​Chéng​zǔ]永樂

乐 Lè Decomposition & Compounds

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乐 Lè Decomposition

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乐 Lè Compounds

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