Chinese symbol for “happy”
快乐
kuài lè
Traditional: 快樂
happy; joyful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for happy is 快乐 (kuài lè), defined as: happy; joyful.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “happy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 乐 (樂) | lè | happy; cheerful |
| 喜悦 (喜悅) | xǐ yuè | happy; joyous |
| 欣喜 | xīn xǐ | happy |
| 豫 | yù | happy; carefree |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 快乐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 快速 | kuài sù | fast; high-speed; rapid |
| 尽快 (儘快) | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible |
| 加快 | jiā kuài | to accelerate; to speed up; to hasten |
| 赶快 (趕快) | gǎn kuài | quickly; at once |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “happy”.
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.