载 (zǎi) — to record, to write down; to publish (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
Definition
Read zǎi in this row: a formal verb meaning 'to record / publish' (as in 记载, 刊载, 转载), used with writing and media. Don't confuse with zài (carry, transport).
verb
to recordto write downto publish (in a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
Examples
- 。Zhè běn shū jì zǎi le tā nián qīng shí de jīng lì.This book records his experiences when he was young.
- 。Nà jiā bào zhǐ kān zǎi le yì piān zhòng yào bào dào.That newspaper published an important report.
- 。Zhè piān wén zhāng bèi duō jiā méi tǐ zhuǎn zǎi.This article was reprinted by multiple media outlets.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 載; 载 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūchariot
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢦏
𢦏𢦏載zài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 載 has 車, a chariot, and 𢦏 gives the sound; 载 is its simplified form.
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