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Chinese
Etymology 1
peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
music; happy; laugh
music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (康樂 )
康
樂
simp. (康乐 )
康
乐
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
康
樂
Reading #
2/3
2/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
kāng
lè
Middle Chinese
‹ khang ›
‹ lak ›
Old Chinese
/*k-r̥ˁaŋ/
/*ˁawk/
English
tranquil; at ease
joy; enjoy
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
康
樂
Reading #
1/1
2/3
No.
3981
7673
Phonetic component
庚
樂
Rime group
陽
藥
Rime subdivision
0
1
Corresponding MC rime
康
落
Old Chinese
/*kʰlaːŋ/
/*raːwɢ/
Adjective
康樂
( literary ) peaceful and happy
康樂 設施 / 康乐 设施 ― kānglè shèshī ― recreational facility
Synonyms
和樂 / 和乐 ( hélè ) ( happy and harmonious ) 喜悅 / 喜悦 ( xǐyuè ) ( formal ) 喜樂 / 喜乐 ( xǐlè ) 喜歡 / 喜欢 喜滋滋 ( xǐzīzī ) 喜躍 / 喜跃 ( xǐyuè ) ( formal ) 夷悅 / 夷悦 ( yíyuè ) ( literary ) 夷愉 ( yíyú ) ( literary, happy and harmonious ) 安樂 / 安乐 ( ānlè ) ( peaceful and happy ) 忻悅 / 忻悦 ( xīnyuè ) ( literary ) 快意 ( kuàiyì ) 快樂 / 快乐 ( kuàilè ) 快活 ( kuàihuo ) 怡悅 / 怡悦 ( yíyuè ) ( literary ) 悅意 / 悦意 ( yuèyì ) 悅懌 / 悦怿 ( yuèyì ) ( literary ) 愉快 愉悅 / 愉悦 ( yúyuè ) 暢快 / 畅快 ( chàngkuài ) 樂滋滋 / 乐滋滋 ( lèzīzī ) 欣喜 ( xīnxǐ ) 欣忭 ( xīnbiàn ) ( literary ) 欣悅 / 欣悦 ( xīnyuè ) 歡喜 / 欢喜 ( huānxǐ ) 歡娛 / 欢娱 ( huānyú ) ( literary ) 歡快 / 欢快 ( huānkuài ) 歡悅 / 欢悦 ( huānyuè ) ( literary ) 歡愉 / 欢愉 ( huānyú ) ( literary ) 歡暢 / 欢畅 ( huānchàng ) 歡樂 / 欢乐 ( huānlè ) 歡躍 / 欢跃 ( huānyuè ) ( formal ) 爽 ( shuǎng ) 爽神 ( shuǎngshén ) ( literary or Southern Min ) 痛快 ( tòngkuài ) 肺花開 / 肺花开 ( Puxian Min ) 舒暢 / 舒畅 ( shūchàng ) 開心 / 开心 ( kāixīn ) 高興 / 高兴 ( gāoxìng )
Derived terms
Proper noun
康樂
( ~縣 ) Kangle (a county of Linxia prefecture , Gansu , China )
( ~鎮 ) Kangle (a town in Fengjie , Chongqing , China )
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
康樂
( Singapore ) Connacht (a province of Ireland )
Synonyms: ( Mainland China, Taiwan ) 康諾特 / 康诺特 ( Kāngnuòtè ) , ( Hong Kong ) 干諾