乐 (樂) lè

1. lè adjective happy; glad; cheerful; joyful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 安居乐乐业 'to live with joy and be content in one's work' (ABC 'lè' 乐 sv 1; CCI p. 38; Guoyu '樂' lè adj; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂').
2. lè verb to take joy in; to be happy; to be cheerful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Humor
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 1; ; Guoyu '樂' lè v 2; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
3. lè proper noun Le
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 n)
4. yuè noun music
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 音乐 in this sense (ABC 'yuè' 乐 n 1; Guoyu '樂' yuè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂')
5. yuè noun a musical instrument
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐器 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1b, p. 578)
6. yuè noun tone [of voice]; expression
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 2)
7. yuè noun a musician
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐工 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1a, p. 578)
8. lè noun joy; pleasure
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
9. yuè proper noun the Book of Music
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
   Notes: See 乐经 (Guoyu '樂' n 2)
10. lào proper noun Lao
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Name of a place in Hebei province (Guoyu '樂' lào)
11. lè verb to laugh
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 2; Guoyu '樂' lè v)
12. lè adjective Joy
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. lè noun joy, delight; sukhā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sukhā, or: sukham, Japanese: gyō, or: raku, Tibetan: bde ba (BCSD '樂', p. 666; DJBT '樂', p. 430; FGDB '樂'; Mahāvyutpatti 'sukhāḥ'; MW 'sukhā'; SH '樂', p. 438)

Contained in

• 非乐修(非樂修) joyless cultivation
• 妓乐(妓樂) music
• 大乐説(大樂説) Mahapratibhana
• 施乐观音(施樂觀音) Avalokiteśvara that loves giving
• 伎乐(伎樂) music
• 「恒河之声」梵呗音乐会(「恆河之聲」梵唄音樂會) “Sounds of the Ganges River” Buddhist Concert
• 安乐(安樂) peaceful and happy; content ; Anle ; Anle district ; Stability and Happiness
• 知足常乐　能忍自安(知足常樂　能忍自安) Contentment Brings Constant Happiness; Patience Naturally Brings Peace
• 您要有愿心 世界无远近 您要肯发心 人间无苦乐(您要有願心 世界無遠近 您要肯發心 人間無苦樂) Once you have vows, The entire world will reach out to you; Once you have aspirations, The world shall be without suffering or joy.
• 知足常乐是净土 慈悲喜舍即如来(知足常樂是淨土 慈悲喜捨即如來) Pure Land is attained in contentment and happiness; Buddha is found in kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
• 安乐行(安樂行) Practice of Stability and Happiness ; pleasant practices ; peaceful conduct
• 永乐南藏(永樂南藏) Yong Le Southern Canon
• 极乐国土(極樂國土) Land of Bliss; Sukhāvatī
• 仁者乐山　智者乐水(仁者樂山　智者樂水) The Benevolent Enjoy the Mountains; The Wise Enjoy the Water
• 和乐爱敬(和樂愛敬) harmony, joy, love, and respect
• 皆苦乐相间(皆苦樂相間) suffering and joy follow each another

Also contained in

摇滚乐 、 乐亭县 、 闷闷不乐 、 乐府诗 、 音乐 、 农家乐 、 乐蒂 、 天竺乐 、 铜管乐器 、 新乐 、 先王之乐 、 键盘乐器 、 钟乐 、 乐昌市 、 礼崩乐坏 、 乐道 、 乐章 、 富强康乐 、 乐捐 、 敬业乐群 、 乐谱 、 长乐市 、 乐理 、 新年快乐 、 敲乐 、 乐至县 、 乐山市 、 乐于助人 、 体鸣乐器 、 击弦类乐器 、 可乐 、 逸乐 、 性乐 、 乐经 、 安乐公

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Jing Tu Wu Hui Nian Fo Lue Fa Shi Yi Zan 淨土五會念佛略法事儀讚 — count: 667
• Scroll 1 Yi Guan Jing Deng Ming Ban Zhou Sanmei Xing Dao Wang Sheng Zan 依觀經等明般舟三昧行道往生讚 — count: 614
• Scroll 8 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 246
• Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 216
• Scroll 22 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 140
• Scroll 27 Chu Yao Jing (Dharmapada) 出曜經 — count: 138
• Scroll 6 Satyasiddhiśāstra (Cheng Shi Lun / Treatise of Establishing Reality) 成實論 — count: 135
• Scroll 1 Chan Fa Yao Jie 禪法要解 — count: 126
• Scroll 7 Fo Shuo Li Shi Apitan Lun 佛說立世阿毘曇論 — count: 123
• Scroll 1 Zhuan Jing Xing Dao Yuan Wang Sheng Jing Tu Fa Shi Zan 轉經行道願往生淨土法事讚 — count: 123

Collocations

• 以为乐 (以為樂) 自以為樂 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 16
• 自娱乐 (自娛樂) 五欲自娛樂 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 14
• 乐独 (樂獨) 樂獨閑居之所得也 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 12
• 丰乐 (豐樂) 今此東方土地豐樂 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 10
• 受乐 (受樂) 必受樂報 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 10
• 乐中 (樂中) 又於樂中 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 9
• 念乐 (念樂) 念樂時不 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 8
• 乐报 (樂報) 必受樂報 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 6 — count: 8
• 乐闲静 (樂閑靜) 樂閑靜處 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 7
• 身乐 (身樂) 自知身樂 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 6