番藷 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.藷 shǔ potato (bound form) potato; yam; tuber; specifically referring to crops like sweet potato, potato, cassava, or jicama; same as 薯 shǔ