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Chinese symbol for “glee”

欢乐
huān lè
Traditional: 歡樂
gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for glee is 欢乐 (huān lè), defined as: gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy.

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

欢 huān
happy, glad, joyful
radical 76 ⽋ · 6 strokes
乐 lè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 欢乐.

WordPinyinMeaning
喜欢 (喜歡)xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased
欢迎 (歡迎)huān yíngto welcome; welcome
受欢迎 (受歡迎)shòu huān yíngto be popular; to be well-liked; to be warmly received
欢呼 (歡呼)huān hūto cheer for; to acclaim
狂欢 (狂歡)kuáng huānparty; carousal
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful
娱乐 (娛樂)yú lèto entertain; to amuse

See also: Japanese symbol for “glee”.

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.

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