乐 (樂)

  1. adjective happy; glad; cheerful; joyful
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 安居乐乐业 'to live with joy and be content in one's work' (ABC 'lè' 乐 sv 1; CCI p. 38; Guoyu '樂' lè adj; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂').
  2. verb to take joy in; to be happy; to be cheerful
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Humor
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 1; ; Guoyu '樂' lè v 2; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
  3. proper noun Le
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 n)
  4. yuè noun music
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 音乐 in this sense (ABC 'yuè' 乐 n 1; Guoyu '樂' yuè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂')
  5. yuè noun a musical instrument
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐器 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1b, p. 578)
  6. yuè noun tone [of voice]; expression
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 2)
  7. yuè noun a musician
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐工 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1a, p. 578)
  8. noun joy; pleasure
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
  9. yuè proper noun the Book of Music
    Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: See 乐经 (Guoyu '樂' n 2)
  10. lào proper noun Lao
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Name of a place in Hebei province (Guoyu '樂' lào)
  11. verb to laugh
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 2; Guoyu '樂' lè v)

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