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Chinese symbol for “overjoyed”

乐不可支
lè bù kě zhī
Traditional: 樂不可支
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch

The closest CC-CEDICT match for overjoyed is 乐不可支 (lè bù kě zhī), defined as: overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch.

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
不 bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
radical 1 ⼀ · 4 strokes
可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
支 zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
radical 65 ⽀ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “overjoyed”

WordPinyinMeaning
欢欣鼓舞 (歡欣鼓舞)huān xīn gǔ wǔ(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
乐颠了馅 (樂顛了餡)lè diān le xiànecstatic; overjoyed
欣幸xīn xìngdelighted; overjoyed
欢欣雀跃 (歡欣雀躍)huān xīn què yuèelated; overjoyed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乐不可支.

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
不是bù shìno; is not
不能bù néngcannot; must not
可以kě yǐcan; may
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support

See also: Japanese symbol for “overjoyed”.

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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