■ radical

lè

cheerful

How it’s built

Pictograph of an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument.

iconic

(thread); tiny; one — Depicts a string.

iconic

white — The modern form looks like 白 (white), but here it is likely just a variant of 幺 (string).

iconic

(thread); tiny; one — Depicts a string.

iconic

wood; tree — Depicts the wooden base of a musical instrument.

Through the ages

Bronze script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 樂 as a component, most common first.