TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
樂
ㄌㄜˋ · lè/yuè
adj — happy (lè); noun — music (yuè)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
幺義silk strings, doubled across the top
Silk strings (幺幺) strung over wood (木) — an instrument; read yuè, the graph writes music. Read lè, it writes what the music leaves in the room — joy: 快樂. The 白 slipped in between the strings in bronze script.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
木（木）架上的絲弦（幺）一撥，滿屋子的人都笑了。
One pluck of the silk strings (幺) on the wooden frame (木) — and the whole room smiles.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
lè
(引申)快樂、樂趣— happy; delight常用
yuè
(本義)音樂、樂器— music常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension