乐谱 (yuèpǔ) · sheet music

乐谱 (yuèpǔ) means “sheet music; musical score”. It is written with 2 characters: 乐 (happy) + 谱 (chart). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 乐谱 is built

The characters

乐 lè · happy

What 乐 is made of

丿 — falling stroke
小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight

Origin hint: Simplified form of 樂, a musical instrument with wood 木, strings 幺, and a pick 白 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

谱 pǔ · chart

What 谱 is made of

讠yán — speech
普pǔ — widespread
- 並bìng — to combine
  - 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 亚yà — Asia
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

他看着乐谱弹钢琴。Tā kànzhe yuèpǔ tán gāngqín.He plays the piano reading the sheet music.

我忘了带乐谱。Wǒ wàng le dài yuèpǔ.I forgot to bring my sheet music.

Questions about 乐谱

What does 乐谱 mean?

乐谱 (yuèpǔ) means “sheet music; musical score”.

How do you pronounce 乐谱?

乐谱 is pronounced yuèpǔ.

Which HSK level is 乐谱?

乐谱 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 乐谱 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 224: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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