| 乐 | lè | happy; laugh; cheerful; surname Le |
| 乐 | yuè | music; surname Yue |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; merry |
| 乐器 | yuè qì | musical instrument; CL:管 |
| 乐曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition |
| 乐句 | yuè jù | musical phrase |
| 乐队 | yuè duì | band; pop group; CL:支 |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay |
| 俱乐部 | jù lè bù | club (i.e. a group or organization) (loanword); CL:个 |
| 乐观 | lè guān | optimistic; hopeful |
| 声乐 | shēng yuè | vocal music |
| 乐章 | yuè zhāng | movement (of a symphony) |
| 娱乐 | yú lè | to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy |
| 乐意 | lè yì | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied |
| 享乐 | xiǎng lè | to seek pleasure |
| 交响乐 | jiāo xiǎng yuè | symphony |
| 乐谱 | yuè pǔ | a musical score; sheet music |
| 永乐 | Yǒng lè | Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖 |
| 乐府 | yuè fǔ | yuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry) |
| 器乐 | qì yuè | instrumental music |
| 乐园 | lè yuán | paradise |
| 弦乐器 | xián yuè qì | string instrument |
| 乐山 | Lè shān | Leshan prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 乐趣 | lè qù | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 哀乐 | āi yuè | funeral music; plaint; dirge |
| 作乐 | zuò lè | to make merry |
| 戴高乐 | Dài Gāo lè | Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and President of the Republic 1959-1969 |
| 安乐 | ān lè | peace and happiness; Anle district of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan |
| 乐团 | yuè tuán | band; orchestra |
| 乐音 | yuè yīn | musical note; tone |
| 助人为乐 | zhù rén wéi lè | pleasure from helping others (idiom) |
| 喜怒哀乐 | xǐ nù āi lè | likes and dislikes |
| 喜闻乐见 | xǐ wén lè jiàn | a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle |
| 管乐器 | guǎn yuè qì | wind instrument; woodwind |
| 安居乐业 | ān jū lè yè | live in peace and work happily (idiom) |
| 管弦乐 | guǎn xián yuè | orchestral music |
| 长乐 | Cháng lè | Changle county level city in Fuzhou 福州, Fujian; Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土门 |
| 康乐 | Kāng lè | Kangle county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu |
| 乐天 | lè tiān | carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic |
| 管弦乐队 | guǎn xián yuè duì | orchestra |
| 游乐 | yóu lè | to amuse oneself; recreation |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music; CL:张,曲,段 |
| 上海音乐学院 | Shàng hǎi Yīn yuè Xué yuàn | Shanghai Conservatory of Music |
| 不亦乐乎 | bù yì lè hū | lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully |
中国游艺机游乐园 协会 | Zhōng guó Yóu yì jī Yóu lè yuán Xié huì | China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA) |
| 中国音乐 | Zhōng guó yīn yuè | music of China |
| 中央音乐学院 | Zhōng yāng Yīn yuè Xué yuàn | Central Conservatory of Music |
| 交响乐团 | jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán | orchestra |
| 交响乐队 | jiāo xiǎng yuè duì | symphony orchestra |
| 享乐主义 | xiǎng lè zhǔ yì | hedonism |