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Chinese symbol for “willing”

乐于
lè yú
Traditional: 樂於
willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in

The closest CC-CEDICT match for willing is 乐于 (lè yú), defined as: willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in.

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
于 yú
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
radical 7 ⼆ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “willing”

WordPinyinMeaning
愿意 (願意)yuàn yìto wish; to want
高兴 (高興)gāo xìnghappy; glad

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乐于.

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
对于 (對於)duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
由于 (由於)yóu yúdue to; as a result of

See also: Japanese symbol for “willing”.

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.