载

Character

载 zǎi · zài

HSK 4Character2 readings

to record in writing

Radical: 戈
Strokes: 10
Structure: Surrounds from top-right
Parts: 哉车
Traditional: 載
Frequency: #945 most common character

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Readings and meanings

zǎiMain reading zàiRare reading

zǎi

zai3Main readingHSK 4

to record in writing CC-CEDICT
to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (zài) CC-CEDICT
year CC-CEDICT

Words that use “载” as zǎi

下载xià zǎito copy a file from the internet to a phone or computerWordHSK 4 记载jì zǎito write down facts or events so people can read them laterWordHSK 4 转载zhuǎn zǎito repost or reprint something that was first published…WordHSK 7–9 上载shàng zǎito uploadWord 传载chuán zǎito reprintWord 刊载kān zǎito publishWord 半载bàn zǎihalf a yearWord+1 reading 年载nián zǎiyearsWord

zài

zai4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zǎi.

to carry CC-CEDICT
to convey CC-CEDICT
to load CC-CEDICT
to hold CC-CEDICT
to fill up CC-CEDICT
and CC-CEDICT
also CC-CEDICT
as well as CC-CEDICT
simultaneously CC-CEDICT

Words that use “载” as zài

承载chéng zàito carry and hold the weight of people or thingsWordHSK 7–9 载体zài tǐa thing that carries something elseWordHSK 7–9

万载wàn zàiWanzai, a county in Yichun City 宜春市See 万载县WordUnreviewed

侧载cè zàito sideloadWord 加载jiā zàito loadWord 半载bàn zǎihalf a yearWord+1 reading 卸载xiè zàito unload cargoWord 拒载jù zàito refuse to take a passengerWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 载

Draw “载” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

这辆车能载五个人。
zhè liàng chē néng zài wǔ gè rén
This car can carry five people.
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报纸上登载了这个消息。
bào zhǐ shàng dēng zǎi le zhè ge xiāo xi
This news was printed in the newspaper.
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船上载着很多水果。
chuán shàng zài zhe hěn duō shuǐ guǒ
The boat is carrying a lot of fruit.
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Same radical 戈

All characters with 戈 →

我wǒ 成chéng 战zhàn 戰zhàn 或huò 戏xì 戲xì 戴dài 戒jiè 戈gē 截jié 戚qī

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