Jiāzhǎng huò lǎoshī yīnggāi ràng háizimen xiǎngshòu yuèdú de lèqù.
Parents and teachers should let children enjoy the pleasure of reading.
Sentence #779028 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 乐趣 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
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.
趣qùinteresting
走walk · zǒuMeaning part
取to take · qǔSound part
走 hints at the meaning (walk); 取 (qǔ) hints at the sound. Compare it with qù.
How to write 乐趣
乐 5 strokes · 趣 15 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 乐趣 (lèqù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
乐趣 (lèqù) means “delight” or “pleasure”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lèqù: lè with a 4th tone, then qù 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, 乐趣 is written 樂趣. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lequ with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 乐趣 from the suggestions. Typing lequ into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
乐趣 is an HSK 6 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.
乐lè4th tone, falling
