CHINESE CHARACTER

乐 (lè): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

lè

cheerful, happy, laughing; music

HSK 25 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

丿

Primary radical

丿 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 乐.

丿 · 小

Visible components

乐 is decomposed as ⿻⿱丿？小.

STROKES · 5

Write 乐 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 乐

快乐kuàilè

HSK 2 · happy; joyful

音乐yīnyuè

HSK 3 · music

乐观lèguān

HSK 5 · optimistic; hopeful

乐趣lèqù

HSK 5 · delight; pleasure; joy

娱乐yúlè

HSK 5 · to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby

欢乐huānlè

HSK 6 · gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy

Examples using 乐

快乐

她很快乐。

Tā hěn kuài lè。

She is happy.

音乐

我爱音乐。

Wǒ ài yīn yuè。

I love music.

乐观

我认为汤姆乐观。

Wǒ rèn wéi tāng mǔ lè guān。

I think Tom is optimistic.

FAQ

What does 乐 (lè) mean in Chinese?

cheerful, happy, laughing; music

How do you write 乐 in stroke order?

乐 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 乐?

丿 is the radical in 乐. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 乐?

快乐 (kuàilè): happy; joyful; 音乐 (yīnyuè): music; 乐观 (lèguān): optimistic; hopeful.