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laden

HSK 10 N1
zài, zǎi
サイ
の.せる、の.る
Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 𢦔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (載)
𢦔 disaster+ car =
laden
𢦔 Phonetic component
zāi disaster
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Meaning component
car
Simplified (载)
𢦔 disaster+ cart =
to load
𢦔 Phonetic component
zāi disaster
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Meaning component
chē cart
cart, vehicle
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [zǎi]
to record in writing; to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc); Taiwan pr. [zài]; year
/ [zài]
to carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also; as well as; simultaneously
Japanese
さい 同音
numeric 10^44; hundred tredecillion
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
たい
Tai surname
はじめ
Hajime given name
みつる
Mitsuru given name