Sentence #393370 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 快乐 is built
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快kuàirapid
忄heart form of 心 · xīn
夬decisive · guài
Memory aidHeart 忄 with 夬 (guài) for the sound: happy, and fast.
乐lèhappy
乐 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidTraditionally explained as 樂, a musical instrument on a wooden stand 木: music, and the joy it brings.
How to write 快乐
快 7 strokes · 乐 5 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 快乐 (kuàilè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
快乐 (kuàilè) means “happy” or “joyful”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it kuàilè: kuài with a 4th tone, then lè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 快乐 is written 快樂. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type kuaile with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 快乐 from the suggestions. Typing kuaile into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
快乐 is an HSK 2 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
快kuài4th tone, falling
