Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); happy; laugh; cheerful; (surname); music

Chinese: 快乐;读 yuè 时指音乐。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “le” becomes a different word in each tone. 乐 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 快乐kuài lèhappy; joyful
  • 音乐yīn yuèmusic
  • 音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert
  • 欢乐huān lègaiety; gladness; glee; merriment
  • 乐队yuè duìband; pop group

Example Sentence

节日里,孩子们玩得很快乐。Jié rì lǐ, hái zi men wán de hěn kuài lè.During the festival, the children played happily.

节日Jié rìholidayinside孩子们hái zi menchildrenwánto play得很de hěn(after an adjective) very快乐kuài lèhappy