快樂

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 快樂. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 快樂, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 快樂 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 快樂 you have here. The definition of the word 快樂 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of快樂, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 快乐

Chinese

fast; quick; swift
music; happy; laugh
music; happy; laugh; cheerful
 
trad. (快樂)
simp. (快乐)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 3/3
Initial () (29) (37)
Final () (30) (103)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () II I
Fanqie
Baxter khwaejH lak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠuaiH/ /lɑk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰʷᵚaiH/ /lɑk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰuaiH/ /lɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰwaɨjsH/ /lak̚/
Li
Rong
/kʰuaiH/ /lɑk̚/
Wang
Li
/kʰwæiH/ /lɑk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kʰwaiH/ /lɑk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
kuài luò
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
faai3 lok6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/4
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
kuài
Middle
Chinese
‹ khwæjH › ‹ lak ›
Old
Chinese
/*ʷʰˁret-s/ /*ˁawk/
English cheerful 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
Reading # 1/1 2/3
No. 4407 7673
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰʷraːds/ /*raːwɢ/

Adjective

快樂

  1. happy; joyful; cheerful
    助人快樂 [MSC, trad.]
    助人快乐 [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!
    從此幸福快樂日子 [MSC, trad.]
    从此幸福快乐日子 [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痛苦埋怨快樂 [MSC, trad.]
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处埋怨痛苦埋怨快乐 [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

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (快樂):

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 5
らく
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

(かい)(らく) (kairaku

  1. Kyūjitai form of 快楽 (pleasure)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

快樂 (kwaerak) (hangeul 쾌락)

  1. hanja form? of 쾌락 (pleasure; delight)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

快樂

  1. chữ Hán form of khoái lạc (pleasure; delight; satisfaction).