载

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.

哉+车→载
哉An exclamatory particle in its own rightPhonetic
车CartSemantic

这件事已经载入了史册。

zhè jiàn shì yǐ jīng zǎi rù le shǐ cè。

This matter has already been recorded in the history books.

报纸上载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

运载火箭

yùn zài huǒ jiàn

carrier rocket

载客量

zài kè liàng

passenger capacity

登载

dēng zǎi

to publish (in newspapers or magazines)

载货

zài huò

freight

挂载

guà zài

(computing) to mount

载入史册

zǎi rù shǐ cè

to be recorded in history; to go down in history

载重

zài zhòng

load

卸载

xiè zài

to unload cargo

载波

zài bō

carrier wave

连载

lián zǎi

serialized

运载量

yùn zài liàng

carrying capacity; maximum load

运载

yùn zài

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