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Characters, words, pinyin or English

播 bō sow (seeds)

sow (seeds); to broadcast; to spread; sowing

How to remember 播: 扌 hand + 番 a time = sow (seeds). With a bucket in one hand, the farmer walks the field one more time, sowing the last seeds before the rain.

  • 1,275. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 手

Component breakdown

播 = 扌 hand + 番 a time

  • 扌 hand
  • 番 a time
The Gushi story

With a bucket in one hand, the farmer walks the field one more time, sowing the last seeds before the rain.

How it is used

  • To broadcast/spread, and to sow - 广播 (guǎngbō) broadcast, 播放 (bōfàng) play (audio/video), 直播 (zhíbō) livestream.
  • 直播 (zhíbō) = live broadcast, huge in e-commerce and social media; 主播 (zhǔbō) = an anchor/streamer.
  • 传播 (chuánbō) = disseminate/spread (news, disease); 播种 (bōzhǒng) = sow seeds, the literal origin.

Words with 播

Example sentences

  • 我在听英语广播。 Wǒ zài tīng Yīngyǔ guǎngbō.I'm listening to the English broadcast.
  • 她正在播节目。 Tā zhèng zài bō jiémù.She is broadcasting a program.