zǎi

to record in writing

to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zai4]; year

phonetic (哉) + cart (车) = to carry, record

The cart (车) carries the semantic weight: loading goods onto a vehicle extends naturally to recording and carrying information. 哉 provides the sound zǎi and does not contribute meaning here.

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An exclamatory particle in its own rightPhonetic
CartSemantic

这件事已经入了史册。

zhè jiàn shì yǐ jīng zǎi rù le shǐ cè。

This matter has already been recorded in the history books.

报纸上有关于这次事故的详细报道。

bào zhǐ shàng zǎi yǒu guān yú zhè cì shì gù de xiáng xì bào dào。

The newspaper carries a detailed report about this accident.

Words with 载

载波

zài bō

carrier wave

连载

lián zǎi

serialized

运载

yùn zài

to transport; to carry (goods, materials or people)

运载火箭

yùn zài huǒ jiàn

carrier rocket

运载量

yùn zài liàng

carrying capacity; maximum load

过载

guò zài

overload

配载

pèi zài

cargo stowage (shipping)

酬载

chóu zài

payload

重载

zhòng zài

heavy load (on a truck)

货载

huò zài

cargo

隐蔽强迫下载

yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi

drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)

颂声载道

sòng shēng zài dào

lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere