lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom); fig. to abandon oneself
吃 · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乞 represents the sound.
喝 · 12 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
玩 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and 元 represents the sound.
乐 · 5 strokes
Pictograph of an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument. The simplified character 乐 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 樂.
他整天就知道吃喝玩乐，完全不考虑未来。
He only knows how to eat, drink, and be merry all day, with no thought for the future.