播

bō

sow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject

How to write 播, stroke by stroke

(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc); Taiwan pr. [bo4]

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

Made of 扌 + 番

播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
广播guǎng bōbroadcast; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize
直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding
传播chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread
播出bō chūto broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)
播报bō bàoto announce; to read (the news)
散播sàn bōto spread; to disperse; to disseminate
主播zhǔ bō(news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer
转播zhuǎn bōrelay; broadcast (on radio or TV)
播种bō zhǒngto sow seeds
播种bō zhòngto grow (maize etc) from seed; to plant (maize etc) by sowing seed
重播chóng bōto replay; to rerun; (agriculture) to reseed; to oversow

那个节目现在正在播出。
nà ge jié mù xiàn zài zhèng zài bō chū 。
The program is on the air.
电视台现在正在播放足球赛。
diàn shì tái xiàn zài zhèng zài bō fàng zú qiú sài 。
The football game is now on the air.
据广播里讲，明天会下雪。
jù guǎng bō lǐ jiǎng ， míng tiān huì xià xuě 。
According to the radio, it will snow tomorrow.
那个谣言很快传播开来。
nà ge yáo yán hěn kuài chuán bō kāi lái 。
That rumor soon spread.
我们正点播报新闻。
wǒ men zhèng diǎn bō bào xīn wén 。
We broadcast news on the hour.