HSK 6 · Verbs

记载 jìzǎi “to record” in Chinese

Traditional 記載

What 记载 means

  1. to record
  2. account
  3. to write down
  4. written account

How to say 记载

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale记jì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale载zǎi3rd tone, dipping

记载 in a sentence

  1. 这本书记载了这座城市的历史。

    Zhè běn shū jìzǎi le zhè zuò chéngshì de lìshǐ.

    This book records the history of this city.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 据记载，这座桥已经有八百多年了。

    Jù jìzǎi, zhè zuò qiáo yǐjīng yǒu bābǎi duō nián le.

    According to records, this bridge is more than 800 years old.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 记载 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 记 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
记jìto record
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 己self · jǐ

Memory aidSpeech 讠 with 己 (jǐ) for the sound: to note down, to remember.

The character 载 (zài) with each of its parts in a different colour
载zǎito record in writing
  • 哉final exclamatory particle · zāiSound part
  • 车cart · chēMeaning part

车 hints at the meaning (cart); 哉 (zāi) hints at the sound. Compare it with zǎi.

How to write 记载

记 5 strokes · 载 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

记载 (jìzǎi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 记载 (jìzǎi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 记载

Words with 记

记jì · to remember记得jìde · remember忘记wàngjì · forget笔记bǐjì · notes笔记本bǐjìběn · notebook记者jìzhě · reporter日记rìjì · diary记忆jìyì · to remember登记dēngjì · to register (one’s name)记录jìlù · to record

Words with 载

下载xiàzài · to download

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FAQs

记载 (jìzǎi) means “to record” or “account”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jìzǎi: jì with a 4th tone, then zǎi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 记载 is written 記載. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jizai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 记载 from the suggestions. Typing jizai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
记载 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.