<p>My translator (Pleco) says that <strong>乐</strong> is pronunced as <strong>le</strong>. However, 音<strong>乐</strong> seems to be pronunced as yīn<strong>yuè</strong>.</p>

<p>Why? Is it possible to know if a character has different sounds depending on the context?</p>

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2015-08-06T10:40:41.467Z
Yes, some characters have different pronunciations and different meanings. There are no hard rules for that, practically you need to learn and remember these one by one.
imrek
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2015-08-06T11:26:10.970Z
How do you do it in English?  That might give you a hint. produce, produce, refuse, refuse, read, read
Pedroski
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2015-08-06T13:52:54.707Z
Different sound means you are using another meaning of the character.
e.g. when you reference happy of 乐, you pronounce le4, when reference music of 乐, you pronounce yue4
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Why some characters have different sounds?
# Why some characters have different sounds?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-06)

My translator (Pleco) says that **乐** is pronunced as **le**. However, 音**乐** seems to be pronunced as yīn**yuè**.

Why? Is it possible to know if a character has different sounds depending on the context?

**Tags:** characters, pronunciation, pinyin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Yes, some characters have different pronunciations and different meanings. There are no hard rules for that, practically you need to learn and remember these one by one.  
> **username_2**: How do you do it in English?  That might give you a hint. produce, produce, refuse, refuse, read, read  
> **username_3**: Different sound means you are using another meaning of the character. e.g. when you reference happy of 乐, you pronounce le4, when reference music of 乐, you pronounce yue4  

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