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Chinese symbol for “cola”

可乐
kě lè
Traditional: 可樂
amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cola is 可乐 (kě lè), defined as: amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
乐 lè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可乐.

WordPinyinMeaning
可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
不可bù kěcannot; should not; must not
可怕kě pàawful; dreadful
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful

See also: Japanese symbol for “cola”.

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.