番薯 fānshǔ sweet potato Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 番 fān noun foreign (bound form) relating to foreign countries or non-Chinese ethnic groups; outlandish; formerly used to refer to people from outside central China.薯 shǔ noun potato (bound form) potato; yam; general term for tuber crops like sweet potatoes, potatoes, and cassava