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承载 (chéng zài) — to bear (a physical load); to carry; to sustain (responsibility, culture, etc.)

Definition

承载 (chéngzài) emphasizes what something carries or holds — physical weight, meaning, or cultural content. Broader and more abstract than 承受 (endure pressure/pain) and 承担 (assume a duty/task).

verb
to bear (a physical load)to carryto sustain (responsibility, culture, etc.)

Examples

  • 承载。
    Zhè liàng kǎ chē chéng zài le wǔ dūn huò wù.
    This truck carried five tons of goods.
  • 承载。
    Tā chéng zài zhe zhòng yào de zé rèn.
    He carries important responsibilities.
  • 承载。
    Zhè ge jié rì chéng zài le fēng fù de wén huà chuán tǒng.
    This festival carries rich cultural traditions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

承chéngbear
载zǎicarry

承 and 载 both carry or support, together meaning to bear a load.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 廾廾gǒngboth hands

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

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Most 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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