載 (zài)

to give a ride; to carry; to load

How 載 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
土 — earth
Traditional
載
Simplified
载

Components

載 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

zǎi
year; to record in writing
zài
to carry; to convey; to load; to hold

Common words using 載

下載 xiàzǎi
to download; also pr. [xia4 zai4]
承載 chéngzài
to bear the weight; to sustain
記載 jìzǎi
to write down; to record; written account
轉載 zhuǎnzài
to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere
連載 liánzài
serialized; published as a serial (in a newspaper); also pronounced [lian2 zai3]
一年半載 yīniánbànzǎi
about a year
上載 shàngzài
to upload
刊載 kānzǎi
to publish
加載 jiāzài
(of cargo etc) to load
千載難逢 qiānzǎinánféng
lit. hard to meet in a thousand years (idiom); extremely rare opportunity; once in a blue moon
半載 bànzǎi
half a year
卸載 xièzài
to disembark; to off-load cargo; to uninstall (software)

載 in a sentence

你可以載我去車站嗎?

Nǐ kěyǐ zài wǒ qù chēzhàn ma?

“Can you give me a ride to the station?”

How common is 載?

載 is the 975th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.8% of all running text.

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