- 番 nounforeign(bound form) relating to foreign countries or non-Chinese ethnic groups; outlandish; formerly used to refer to people from outside central China.
- 木 nounwood(bound form) wood; timber; lumber
- soft-shelled turtle
- base; alkali(chemistry) a substance that can react with an acid to form a salt, such as a compound that releases hydroxide ions in water, accepts protons, or donates electron pairs