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Chinese
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fast; quick; swift
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music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
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| trad. (快樂)
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快
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樂
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| simp. (快乐)
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快
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乐
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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快
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樂
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/4
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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kuài
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lè
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ khwæjH ›
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‹ lak ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʷʰˁret-s/
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/*ˁawk/
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| English
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cheerful
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joy; enjoy
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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快
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樂
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| Reading #
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1/1
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2/3
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| No.
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4407
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7673
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Phonetic
component
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夬
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樂
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Rime
group
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祭
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藥
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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快
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落
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Old
Chinese
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/*kʰʷraːds/
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/*raːwɢ/
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Adjective
快樂
- happy; joyful; cheerful
助人為快樂之本。 [MSC, trad.]
助人为快乐之本。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhùrén wéi kuàilè zhī běn.
- Helping others is the key to happiness.
- 快樂學習／快乐学习 ― kuàilè xuéxí ― to have a happy learning experience
- 生日快樂！／生日快乐！ ― Shēngrì kuàilè! ― Happy birthday!
從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]- cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi
- to live happily ever after
埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]- Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè.
- Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
Synonyms
- 和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
- 喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
- 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)
- 康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
- 忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
- 快意 (kuàiyì)
- 快活 (kuàihuo)
- 怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
- 悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
- 悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
- 愉快 (yúkuài)
- 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 Min Nan)
- 痛快 (tòngkuài)
- 舒暢／舒畅 (shūchàng)
- 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
- 高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Noun
快樂 • (kairaku)
- Kyūjitai form of 快楽 (“pleasure”)
Korean
Noun
快樂 • (kwaerak) (hangeul 쾌락)
- Hanja form? of 쾌락 (“pleasure; delight”).
Vietnamese
Noun
快樂
- chữ Hán form of khoái lạc (“pleasure; delight; satisfaction”).