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播
bō
1. to sow
2. to scatter
3. to spread
4. to broadcast
5. Taiwan pr. <bò>
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

播
bō
to sow seeds, to scatter; to broadcast, to spread
HSK 4 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

主播
zhǔbō
anchor (TV)
传播
chuánbō
to disseminate
HSK 5
展播
zhǎnbō
to exhibit as broadcast
广播
guǎngbō
broadcast
HSK 4
插播
chābō
to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc
撒播
sǎbō
to sow (seeds by scattering)
播出
bōchū
to broadcast
播报
bōbào
to announce
播客
bōkè
radio broadcast
播弄
bōnong
to order people about
播撒
bōsǎ
to sow (seeds)
播放
bōfàng
to broadcast
HSK 5
播映
bōyìng
to broadcast a film
播种
bōzhǒng
to sow seeds
HSK 6
播送
bōsòng
to broadcast
播音
bōyīn
to transmit
散播
sànbō
to spread
早播
zǎobō
to plant early
春播
chūnbō
spring sowing
果播
guǒbō
dissemination as fruit (evolutionary strategy for seed dispersal)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,274
Word Frequency Rank
1,750 of 84,292

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