装载 (zhuāng zài) — to load (cargo, goods, etc.)

Definition

verb

to load (cargo, goods, etc.)

装载。
Gōng rén men zhèng zài bǎ huò wù zhuāng zài dào kǎ chē shàng.
The workers are loading the goods onto the truck.
装载。
Zhè sōu chuán néng gòu zhuāng zài wǔ qiān dūn de huò wù.
This ship can load five thousand tons of cargo.
装载。
Qǐng què rèn huò wù yǐ jīng quán bù zhuāng zài wán bì.
Please confirm that all the goods have been loaded.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

装 and 载 both involve putting cargo on, so together they mean loading.

Characters in this word

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 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

壯衣裝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

衣衣yīclothes

Sound part声符shēngfú

壯

壯zhuàng裝zhuāng

Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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.

車𢦏載

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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