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Chinese symbol for “happily”

乐呵呵
lè hē hē
Traditional: 樂呵呵
happily; giddily

The closest CC-CEDICT match for happily is 乐呵呵 (lè hē hē), defined as: happily; giddily.

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

乐 lè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes
呵 hē
to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes
呵
呵 hē
to scold; to yawn; the sound of someone laughing (when repeated)
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “happily”

WordPinyinMeaning
欢欢喜喜 (歡歡喜喜)huān huān xǐ xǐhappily
喜喜欢欢 (喜喜歡歡)xǐ xǐ huān huānhappily
畅然 (暢然)chàng ránhappily; in high spirits

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乐呵呵.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
俱乐部 (俱樂部)jù lè bù(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
乐团 (樂團)yuè tuánband; orchestra
乐观 (樂觀)lè guānoptimistic; hopeful
呵呵hē hē(onom.) gentle laughter; chuckle
呵护 (呵護)hē hùto bless; to cherish
呵斥hē chìto berate; to excoriate; to chide

See also: Japanese symbol for “happily”.

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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