Chinese symbol for “carefree”
乐天
lè tiān
Traditional: 樂天
carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for carefree is 乐天 (lè tiān), defined as: carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “carefree”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无忧无虑 (無憂無慮) | wú yōu wú lǜ | (idiom) carefree; without worries |
| 畅快 (暢快) | chàng kuài | carefree |
| 优游 (優遊) | yōu yóu | carefree; leisurely |
| 大大咧咧 | dà dà liē liē | (idiom) carefree; offhand; casual |
| 自由自在 | zì yóu zì zài | free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 乐天.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 娱乐 (娛樂) | yú lè | to entertain; to amuse |
| 俱乐部 (俱樂部) | jù lè bù | (loanword) club (the organization or its premises) |
| 乐团 (樂團) | yuè tuán | band; orchestra |
| 乐观 (樂觀) | lè guān | optimistic; hopeful |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
See also: Japanese symbol for “carefree”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.