播 = 扌 + 番

播 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sow”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 番 (to take turns).

Keyword: sow
Pinyin (Mandarin): bō
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: sow, spread, распространять, сеять, spread
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 播 disseminate

Decomposition

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扌 hand
番 to take turns

How to find 播 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “to take turns”. 播 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 播 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.