(bound form) Character used in phonetic transcriptions for foreign names and places, such as 喀什米尔 kā​shí​mǐ'ěr or 喀麦隆 kā​mài​lóng

(bound form) used in words borrowed from other languages based on their sound, such as 喇叭 lǎ​ba or 喇嘛 lǎ​ma