载
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zǎi / zài · load

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Readings & meanings

载 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

zǎi

to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]

记载jì zǎi · to write down
zài

to carry; to convey; to load

下载xià zài · to download
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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Upper-right enclosureCharacter structure

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戈Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 载

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zǎito record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]
zàito carry; to convey; to load
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Example sentences

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Wǒ zài xiàzài zhè fèn wǎng luò dàng àn.我在下载这份网络档案。

I'm downloading this internet archive.

Source: Tatoeba #10752789 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qí zì xíng chē bù néng zǎi rén, nǐ bù zhī dào ma?骑自行车不能载人,你不知道吗?

You can't carry people on your bike, didn't you know?

Source: Tatoeba #737170 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fēi jī shàng zǎi yǒu wǔ bǎi míng chéng kè.飞机上载有五百名乘客。

The plane had five hundred passengers on board.

Source: Tatoeba #4466732 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiǎ rú nǐ méi yǒu zhège chéng xù, nǐ xiàn zài jiù kě yǐ qù xiàzài.假如你没有这个程序,你现在就可以去下载。

If you do not have this program, you can download it now.

Source: Tatoeba #478786 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiě de màn huà xiàzài qì běn zhōu rì jiù fā bù.我写的漫画下载器本周日就发布。

The comic downloader that I wrote will be released this Sunday.

Source: Tatoeba #1932972 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kāi shǐ xiàzài shí, qǐng diǎn jī “ bǎo cún ” àn niǔ.开始下载时,请点击“保存”按钮。

When you begin downloading, please press the "Save" button.

Source: Tatoeba #3805027 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 载 in context

  1. Say zǎi / zài, then recall the core meaning: load.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the upper-right enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 记载 (jì zǎi), meaning “to write down”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 载 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.