載 meaning and stroke order
Load; to carry, to convey, to transport
How to write 載, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 載
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to record in writing
- to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc)
- Taiwan pr. [zai4]
- year
- to carry
- to convey
- to load
- to hold
- to fill up
- and
How 載 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.
車 gives the meaning and 哉 hints at the sound.
Radical: 車 (cart), shared by 49 characters on this site.
How to remember 載
載 combines 車 (chē, cart) for meaning with 哉 (zāi) for sound. Picture a cart 車 tucked inside the frame of 哉, loaded up and ready to carry goods.
As zài, 載 means to carry or load, as in 装载 (zhuāngzài) to load and 车载 (chēzài) onboard. As zǎi, it means to record or publish, as in 记载 (jìzǎi), or a year, as in the idiom 千载难逢 (qiānzǎinánféng). Example: 这辆车载了五个人。(Zhè liàng chē zài le wǔ gè rén.) This car carried five people.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 載 with 栽 (zāi, to plant) and 裁 (cái, to cut), which share the same frame but have 木 or 衣 inside. Remember that only 載 has 車 inside, because it is about carrying.
Common words with 載
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 下載 | xiàzài | to download; also pr. [xia4zai4] | HSK 4 |
| 記載 | jìzǎi | to write down; to record | HSK 4 |
| 轉載 | zhuǎnzǎi | to forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere | HSK 7-9 |
| 承載 | chéngzài | to bear the weight; to sustain | HSK 7-9 |
| 載體 | zàitǐ | carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology) | HSK 7-9 |
| 裝載 | zhuāngzài | to load; to stow | |
| 車載 | chēzài | carried within a vehicle; onboard | |
| 千載難逢 | qiānzǎinánféng | extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon | |
| 滿載 | mǎnzài | full to capacity; fully loaded | |
| 加載 | jiāzài | to load (cargo); (computing) to load (content) | |
| 超載 | chāozài | to overload | |
| 連載 | liánzǎi | serialized; published as a serial (in a newspaper) | |
| 搭載 | dāzài | (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload); (of a device or system) to be equipped w | |
| 負載 | fùzài | to carry; to support |
Questions about 載
How many strokes are in 載?
載 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 載 mean?
載 (zài) means load; to carry, to convey, to transport. A common word with it is 下载 (xiàzài), meaning "to download; also pr. [xia4zai4]".
How do you pronounce 載?
載 is pronounced zài, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 載?
The radical of 載 is 車, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 載 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 載?
載 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 载, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 下载 pronounced xiàzài or xiàzǎi?
In mainland standard Mandarin it is usually xiàzài, though the dictionary notes xiàzǎi is also heard. Taiwan generally reads 載 as zài in these words.
How do I know when 載 is zài and when it is zǎi?
Use zài when the meaning is carrying or loading, as in 承载 (chéngzài). Use zǎi when it means recording, publishing, or years, as in 转载 (zhuǎnzǎi) to reprint and 千载 (qiānzǎi) a thousand years.