zài​pín

carrier frequency

zài, zǎi to load Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 𢦔 represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

𢦔
𢦔 Sound component
zāi disaster, calamity
Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

pín frequently Simplified

Original meaning: riverside

Depicts a person standing () on the shore wading () in shallow water. Based on the original meaning "riverside", now written as . The meaning later shifted to "continuous" and "repeatedly".

Components

IconicRemnant component
shè wade
Iconic component
page

Depicts a head on top of a person.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

zài, zǎi to load Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 𢦔 represents the sound.

Components

𢦔
𢦔 Sound component
zāi disaster, calamity
Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Warring States ~300 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsojX[ts]ˤəʔ year
dzojH[m-ts]ˤəʔ-s load on a vehicle (v.t.)
tsojH[ts]ˤə[ʔ]-s record (v.)
tsojH[ts]ˤəʔ-s be conveyed in a vehicle

說文解字

《說文》:“載,乘也。从車,聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

pín frequently Traditional

Original meaning: riverside

Depicts a person standing () on the shore wading () in shallow water. Based on the original meaning "riverside", now written as . The meaning later shifted to "continuous" and "repeatedly".

Components

IconicRemnant component
shè wade
Iconic component
(head), page

Depicts a head on top of a person.


Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjin[b]i[n] frequently
bjin[m-p]i[n] river bank

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica