载(zǎi)

HSK 410 strokesTrad. 載
Readingszǎizài

to record in writing

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Character information

Pinyin
zǎi / zài
Meaning
to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; year
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
載

Origin & structure

Where 载 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿹哉车

In this compound, the meaning comes from 车 (cart); 哉 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

哉zāi车chē

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.

How to write 载 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 载

Common words using 载 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xià下zài载
HSK 4

to download; also pr. [xia4zai4]

Open 下载 page →
chéng承zài载
HSK 7-9

to bear the weight

Open 承载 page →
shàng上zǎi载

to upload; also pr. [shang4zai4]

Open 上载 page →
cè侧zǎi载

to sideload (an app etc)

Open 侧载 page →
yī一nián年bàn半zǎi载

about a year

Open 一年半载 page →
kān刊zǎi载

to publish; to carry (a piece of writing, news, image etc) in a periodical or other pub…

Open 刊载 page →
jiā加zài载

to load (cargo)

Open 加载 page →
qiān千zǎi载nán难féng逢

extremely rare (idiom)

Open 千载难逢 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 载’s common words

下承上侧一年半刊

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