Character

载

zài HSK 5

zǎi HSK 5

载 zài HSK 5

1. to load (onto a vehicle or vessel)
2. cargo; load carried by a vehicle
3. (lit.) to fill (the road); to be everywhere
4. 载……载……, used before verbs to indicate two actions happening simultaneously
5. a surname

Words using 载 as zài (4)

1 下载 xià zài — download HSK 5
- 下 down, downward direction
- 载 to carry, to load
Example

我需要下载这个软件。

wǒ xū yào xià zài zhè ge ruǎn jiàn

I need to download this software.
2 卸载 xiè zài — uninstall; unload HSK 7
- 卸 to remove, to unload
- 载 loaded, installed (item)
Example

你可以从手机上卸载不用的应用程序。

nǐ kě yǐ cóng shǒu jī shàng xiè zài bù yòng de yìng yòng chéng xù

You can uninstall unused applications from your phone.
3 承载 chéng zài — to bear, to carry HSK 7
- 承 to undertake, to bear
- 载 to load, to carry
Example

这座桥承载着城市的交通压力。

zhè zuò qiáo chéng zài zhe chéng shì de jiāo tōng yā lì

This bridge bears the city's traffic pressure.
4 载体 zài tǐ — carrier HSK 7
- 载 to carry, to bear
- 体 body, entity, form
Example

语言是文化的载体。

yǔ yán shì wén huà de zài tǐ

Language is a carrier of culture.

载 zǎi HSK 5

1. year
2. to record; to publish

Words using 载 as zǎi (2)

1 记载 jì zǎi — to record HSK 5
- 记 to record, to note down
- 载 to carry, to contain (information)
Example

这本书记载了很多历史事件。

zhè běn shū jì zǎi le hěn duō lì shǐ shì jiàn

This book records many historical events.
2 转载 zhuǎn zǎi — repost, republish HSK 7
- 转 transfer, redirect
- 载 publish, carry, record
Example

未经许可不得转载本文。

wèi jīng xǔ kě bù dé zhuǎn zǎi běn wén

Do not repost this article without permission.

Structure & writing

载 zài — to load (onto a vehicle or vessel)

Xpinyin

载 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 哉 zāi — literary exclamatory particle expressing wonder or emotion

哉 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 5

载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel)

2 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle

车 is a component in 27 characters

HSK 3

轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles

HSK 4

转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link

HSK 5

军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)

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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)

HSK 6

轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family

HSK 7

撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)

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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

Stroke order