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Translingual
Han character
載 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十戈十田十 (JIJWJ), four-corner 43550, composition ⿹𢦏車)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1243, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38309
- Dae Jaweon: page 1719, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3526, character 10
- Unihan data for U+8F09
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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𢦏
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*ʔslɯː
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栽
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*ʔslɯː, *zlɯːs
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哉
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*ʔslɯː
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烖
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*ʔslɯː
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載
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*ʔslɯːʔ, *ʔslɯːs, *zlɯːs
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渽
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*ʔsɯː
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睵
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*ʔsɯː, *sʰɯː
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溨
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*zɯː
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裁
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*zlɯː, *zlɯːs
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酨
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*l'ɯːs, *zlɯːs
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蛓
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*sʰles, *sʰɯs
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胾
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*ʔsrɯs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *ʔslɯːʔ, *ʔslɯːs, *zlɯːs) : semantic 車 (“chariot”) + phonetic 𢦏 (OC *ʔslɯː).
Pronunciation 1
Note: Colloquially often mispronounced
zǎi in the Mainland - this is kept as standard in some words (e.g.
下載).
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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載
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Reading #
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2/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zài
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Middle Chinese
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‹ dzojH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁəʔ-s/
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English
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load on a vehicle (v.t.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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載
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Reading #
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3/3
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No.
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16499
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Phonetic component
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𢦏
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Rime group
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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載
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Old Chinese
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/*zlɯːs/
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Definitions
載
- to ride; to travel (by); to take
- to carry; to hold; to be loaded with; to transport; to deliver; to escort; to accompany (to a certain place)
- 載人航天/载人航天 ― zàirénhángtiān ― human spaceflight
你可以載我去火車站嗎? [MSC, trad.]
你可以载我去火车站吗? [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ kěyǐ zài wǒ qù huǒchēzhàn ma?
- Can you drive me to the train station?
- to bear (the weight of); to support; to hold up; to uphold; to sustain
- to be charged with; to assume (responsibility)
- to put into force; to come into effect
- to set out; to display
- to be in a certain condition
- to offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors
- to begin; to start
- to decorate; to deck out
- (in the form of 載…載…) Indicating simultaneous, interspersed, or continually repeated actions.
- 載歌載舞/载歌载舞 ― zàigēzàiwǔ ― to sing and dance
- as well as; also
- to be full of; to fill (the road); to be all over
- (colloquial) Short for 下載 (“to download”).
- 先去載個軟件。/先去载个软件。 ― Xiān qù zǎi ge ruǎnjiàn. ― Download the software first.
- vehicle; car; ship
- things loaded; loads
- affair; cause; undertaking
- Classifier for amount loaded by one chariot.
- (Eastern Min) would rather; rather
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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載
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載
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Reading #
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3/4
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4/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zài
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zài
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsojH ›
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‹ tsojH ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁə-s/
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/*ˁəʔ-s/
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English
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record (v.)
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be conveyed in a vehicle
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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載
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Reading #
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2/3
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No.
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16493
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Phonetic component
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𢦏
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Rime group
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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載
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔslɯːs/
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Definitions
載
- to record; to put down in writing (i.e. “to be conveyed”)
- to describe; to depict
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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載
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Reading #
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1/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zǎi
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Middle Chinese
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‹ tsojX ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁəʔ/
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English
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year
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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載
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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16492
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Phonetic component
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𢦏
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Rime group
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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宰
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔslɯːʔ/
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Definitions
載
- Classifier for years.
- (numeral) hundred tredecillion (1044)
Compounds
See also
Chinese numerals
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104 |
108 |
1012 |
1016 |
1020 |
1024 |
1028 |
1032 |
1036 |
1040 |
1044 |
1048
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萬/万 (wàn)
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億/亿 (yì)
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兆 (zhào) (Taiwan)
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京 (jīng) (Taiwan)
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垓 (gāi)
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秭 (zǐ)
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穰 (ráng)
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溝/沟 (gōu)
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澗/涧 (jiàn)
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正 (zhèng)
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載/载 (zài)
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極/极 (jí)
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萬億/万亿 (wànyì) (Mainland China)
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億億/亿亿 (Mainland China)
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Japanese
Kanji
載
(Jōyō kanji)
Readings
Number
載 • (sai)
- a hundred-tredecillion (1044)
Korean
Hanja
載 • (jae) (hangeul 재, revised jae, McCune–Reischauer chae, Yale cay)
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Vietnamese
Han character
載: Hán Nôm readings: tải
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