Chinese symbol for “joy”
喜乐
xǐ lè
Traditional: 喜樂
joy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for joy is 喜乐 (xǐ lè), defined as: joy.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “joy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐趣 (樂趣) | lè qù | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 谑 (謔) | xuè | joy; to joke |
| 禧 | xǐ | joy |
| 娱乐 (娛樂) | yú lè | to entertain; to amuse |
| 悰 | cóng | joy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喜乐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喜欢 (喜歡) | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased |
| 喜爱 (喜愛) | xǐ ài | to like; to love |
| 惊喜 (驚喜) | jīng xǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised |
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! |
| 喜剧 (喜劇) | xǐ jù | a comedy; measure word: 部 (bù), 出 (chū) |
| 喜悦 (喜悅) | xǐ yuè | happy; joyous |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “joy”.
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.