乐

lè = l + e4
surname Le
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yuè = yu + e4
surname Yue
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lè = l + e4
happy / cheerful / to laugh
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yuè = yu + e4
music
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How to pronounce 乐

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= l initial

L is for Sir Lancelot.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago
= yu initial

Yu is for Yu the Great who tamed the floods.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 4 months ago

乐 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
⺁
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "pin"), an ancient Korean writing system
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Characters with 乐 as component

shuò = shu + o4
bright / luminous
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lì = li + Ø4
oak / Quercus serrata
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lì = li + Ø4
gravel / small stone
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Words with 乐

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happy / merry
music / CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) / CL:個|个[ge4]

Sentences with 乐

乐 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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乐
lè / yuè

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