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CHINESE CHARACTER

bō

播

播

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to sow

Numbered pinyin
bo1
English meanings
to sow, to scatter, to spread, to broadcast, Taiwan pr. [bo4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 番.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    番

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌番

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bōfàng播放yīnyuè音乐。

    Play music.

  2. 02

    bōchū播出。

    Broadcast.

  3. 03

    zhíbō直播。

    Live stream.

  4. 04

    bō播zhǒng种。

    Sow seeds.

  5. 05

    chóngbō重播。

    Rebroadcast.

  6. 06

    guǎngbō广播。

    Broadcast.

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  • 传播
  • 广播
  • 播出
  • 播放
  • 演播室
  • 直播
  • 转播
  • 重播