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zǎi = z + ai3
to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zai4] / year
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zài = z + ai4
to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously
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How to pronounce 載

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ai3 final

In the airplane’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

載 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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Characters with 載 as component

zài = z + ai4
load / cargo / old variant of 載|载[zai4] / to transport / to deliver / to bear / to support
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Words with 載

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to download / also pr. [xia4 zai4]
to upload / also pr. [shang4 zai4]

Sentences with 載

載 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zǎi / zài

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