载
load, carry, year
At a glance · 载
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
小篆从車𢦏声，形声字，本指乘车、装载。隶楷作「載」，简化作「载」。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
「载」本指乘载、装载，引申为年岁、记录。
Structure
形声字，車为意符，𢦏（或才）为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinzài
Radical车
Strokes10
UnicodeU+8F7D
Character type形声
Theme动作
Six languages, one character
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English
load, carry, year
To load, carry; a year; to record.
Français
charger, année
Charger, transporter; une année; enregistrer.
Español
cargar, año
Cargar, transportar; un año; registrar.
العربية
يحمل، سنة
يحمل أو سنة أو يسجّل.
Русский
грузить, возить, год
Грузить, везти; год; записывать.
Common words
- 记载jì zǎirecord
- 载zàicarry