快乐
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 2
快乐 (kuàilè) · happy
快乐 (kuàilè) means “happy; joyful”. It is written with 2 characters: 快 (fast) + 乐 (happy). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 快乐 is built
The characters
快 kuài · fast
What 快 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: A decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
生日快乐！Shēngrì kuàilè!Happy birthday!
他每天都很快乐。Tā měi tiān dōu hěn kuàilè.He is happy every day.
Questions about 快乐
What does 快乐 mean?
快乐 (kuàilè) means “happy; joyful”.
How do you pronounce 快乐?
快乐 is pronounced kuàilè.
Which HSK level is 快乐?
快乐 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 快餐kuàicānfast food
- 快点儿kuài diǎnrhurry up
- 快要kuàiyàoto be about to
- 凉快liángkuainice and cool
- 赶快gǎnkuàiquickly
- 加快jiākuàito speed up
- 快速kuàisùfast
- 尽快jǐnkuàias soon as possible
- 快递kuàidìexpress delivery
- 痛快tòngkuàihappy
Learn 快乐 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.