懂中文 Dong Chinese

樂

lè, yuè

happy, music

Depicts an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument.

Components
幺 iconic component

幺  Iconic component

me, yāo

  

tiny

Depicts a string.

白 sound component

白  Sound component

bái

  

white

幺 iconic component

幺  Iconic component

me, yāo

  

tiny

Depicts a string.

木 iconic component

木  Iconic component

mù

  

tree

Depicts the wooden base of a musical instrument.

Evolution

樂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
樂 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
樂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
樂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
樂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

乐 (樂) 

lè

happy, glad; enjoyable; music; happy; cheerful; to laugh

乐 (樂) 

Lè

surname Le

乐 (樂) 

Yuè

surname Yue

Most common words with 樂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

快乐

happy

音乐

music

俱乐部

club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)

乐

happy

娱乐

to entertain

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

爍

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

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