"乐" meaning in Chinese

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Character

Forms: For pronunciation and definitions of 乐 – see 樂 . . Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China [canonical], and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong [canonical], and Taiwan. [canonical], “music [romanization]
Etymology: Unorthodox variant simplified from 樂 found in a moveable type copy of 《嶺南逸事》. First attested in 《宋元以來俗字譜》, a variant forms dictionary compiled in 1930 that records unorthodox forms (俗字 (súzì)) that have existed since the Song dynasty. Also found as a cursive form (草書 (cǎoshū)) of 樂/乐 in 《中國書法大字典》. Eventually adopted as an official simplified character by the People's Republic of China in the 1956 Chinese Character Simplification Scheme. Etymology templates: {{Han simp|樂|nocap=y}} simplified from 樂, {{l|zh|宋元以來俗字譜//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 宋元以來俗字譜, {{lw|zh|宋元以來俗字譜}} 宋元以來俗字譜, {{l|zh|俗字}} 俗字 (súzì), {{l|zh|草書//|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=}} 草書 (cǎoshū), {{lw|zh|草書}} 草書 (cǎoshū), {{l|zh|樂}} 樂/乐
  1. Wikipedia link: Chinese Character Simplification Scheme, Cursive script (East Asia), Movable type#Metal movable type in China, Song dynasty, Variant Chinese character Tags: Macau, Malaysia, no-gloss

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 乐 meaning in Chinese (2.6kB)

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