乐 (lè) — happy; joyful; glad (as a morpheme in compound words)
Definition
乐 (lè) is a bound morpheme meaning 'joy/happy' used inside compounds like 乐观 (optimistic) and 乐趣 (fun) — it doesn't stand alone. Don't confuse with 乐 (yuè) 'music'.
bound form
happyjoyfulglad (as a morpheme in compound words)
Examples
- 乐，。Tā guò dé hěn kuài lè, měi tiān dōu hěn kāi xīn.He lives a very happy life and is happy every day.
- 。Zhè ge yóu xì chōng mǎn le wú qióng de lè qù.This game is full of endless fun.
- 。Wǒ men yīng gāi bǎo chí lè guān de tài dù.We should maintain an optimistic attitude.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.
- 絲絲sīstring
- 木木mùwood
In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.
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