Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 番 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
播
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
播
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
播
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
播
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
播
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
播
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
播
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
播
Regular
Modern
Chinese
播 [bō]
to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bò]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
播 うすた
Usuta unclassified name
播 うすだ
Usuda unclassified name
播 すすきた
Susukita unclassified name
播 すすきだ
Susukida unclassified name
播 はり
Hari surname
播 ばん
Ban surname
CHINESE WORDS (124)
直播 [zhíbō] #2,679
live broadcast (not recorded)
广播 [guǎngbō] #3,004
broadcast
广播 [guǎngbō] #3,004
broadcast
传播 [chuánbō] #4,753
to disseminate
传播 [chuánbō] #4,753
to disseminate
播放 [bōfàng] #4,094
to broadcast
播出 [bōchū] #4,666
to broadcast
转播 [zhuǎnbō] #9,892
relay
转播 [zhuǎnbō] #9,892
relay
演播室 [yǎnbōshì] #6,984
broadcasting studio
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
伝播 [でんぱ] #19,004
transmission
⭐ ばら撒く [ばらまく] #19,641
to scatter
⭐ 蒔く [まく] #28,566
to sow
播磨 [はりま] #39,841
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
種をまく [たねをまく] #42,564
to sow seeds
播州 [ばんしゅう] #58,221
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
播種 [はしゅ] #85,028
sowing
播磨風土記 [はりまふどき] #174,795
Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)
播磨国風土記 [はりまのくにふどき] #208,866
Harima Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Harima province; 715 CE)
播但線 [ばんたんせん] #263,579
Bantan Line (Hyogo Prefecture)
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KOREAN WORDS (2)