播(bō)

HSK 315 strokes

(bound form) to sow (seeds)

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Character information

Pinyin
bō
Meaning
(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc); Taiwan pr. [bo4]
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 播 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌番

To sow seeds 番 by hand 扌; 番 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu番fān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 播 step by step

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Words with 播

Common words using 播 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuán传bō播
HSK 3

to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

Open 传播 page →
guǎng广bō播
HSK 3

broadcast

Open 广播 page →
bō播chū出
HSK 3

to broadcast

Open 播出 page →
bō播fàng放
HSK 3

to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)

Open 播放 page →
zhǔ主bō播

(news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer

Open 主播 page →
kǒu口bō播

(broadcasting) to speak to the audience; to advertise a product by speaking…

Open 口播 page →
dǎo导bō播

to direct a television or radio broadcast

Open 导播 page →
zhǎn展bō播

to exhibit as broadcast

Open 展播 page →

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From 播’s common words

传广出放主口导展

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