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The traditional character 載 is a phono-semantic compound: the vehicle radical 車 (chē) sits at the lower left, indicating transport, and the phonetic 𢦔 (zāi) fills the right and upper sections. The simplified form 载 uses the simplified radical 车. Its original meaning, 'to load goods onto a cart or carry a physical burden,' broadened to bearing responsibility, recording events into written history, and a literary term for a chronological year, metaphorically a vessel that carries the weight of time and recorded data.
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这辆车能载五人。
历史书上记载了很多事件。
货船载满了各种商品。
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飞船承载着人类的梦想。
他的功绩将永载史册。
这部著作记载了历史变迁。
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