King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “carrier”

载体
zài tǐ
Traditional: 載體
carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium

The closest CC-CEDICT match for carrier is 载体 (zài tǐ), defined as: carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

载 zài
load; to carry, to convey, to transport
radical 159 ⾞ · 10 strokes
体 tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “carrier”

WordPinyinMeaning
承运人 (承運人)chéng yùn réncarrier (of goods etc)
运营商 (運營商)yùn yíng shāngoperator (of a power station, transport network etc); carrier (telecommunications etc)
带原者 (帶原者)dài yuán zhě(disease) carrier
携带者 (攜帶者)xié dài zhě(medicine) carrier (of a recessive gene, virus etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 载体.

WordPinyinMeaning
下载 (下載)xià zǎito download; also pr. [xia4zai4]
记载 (記載)jì zǎito write down; to record
转载 (轉載)zhuǎn zǎito forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere
搭载 (搭載)dā zài(of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload); (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software)
连载 (連載)lián zǎiserialized; published as a serial (in a newspaper)
媒体 (媒體)méi tǐmedia, esp. news media
身体 (身體)shēn tǐthe body; one's health
体育 (體育)tǐ yùsports; physical education

See also: Japanese symbol for “carrier”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Last posts

  1. Is a Plastic Saya Worth Adding to a Bokken for Drawing?
  2. Choosing the Best Aikido Bokken for Daily Training
  3. Choosing the Best Heavy Bokken for Suburi Training
  4. Are Bamboo Practice Swords Safer Than Wooden Ones
  5. Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
  6. Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best
  7. Best Bokken Bags and Cases for Martial Arts Training
  8. Choosing the Best Wooden Tanto for Realistic Knife Drills
  9. What Is a Suburito and Is It Worth Buying for Strength
  10. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice