| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 安分守己 | ān fèn shǒu jǐ | abide by the law and behave oneself; know one's place | |
| 把守 | bǎ shǒu | guard | |
| 抱殘守缺 | 抱残守缺 | bǎo cán shǒu quē | cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn - be conservative |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | (politically) conservative; guard; keep | |
| 保守黨 | 保守党 | bǎo shǒu dǎng | conservative political parties |
| 保守主義 | 保守主义 | bǎo shǒu zhǔ yì | conservatism |
| 閉關自守 | 闭关自守 | bì guān zì shǒu | close the country to international intercourse |
| 操守 | cāo shǒu | personal integrity | |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | defend; protect (against) | |
| 防守者 | fáng shǒu zhě | defender | |
| 固守 | gù shǒu | adhere | |
| 精靈守護者 | 精灵守护者 | Jīng líng shǒu hù zhě | Guardian of the Sacred Spirit |
| 據守 | 据守 | jù shǒu | entrenched in; guard |
| 看守 | kān shǒu | (v) guard; watch | |
| 看守者 | kàn shǒu zhě | watchman | |
| 留守 | liú shǒu | (v) stay behind to take care of things | |
| 擅離職守 | 擅离职守 | shàn lí zhí shǒu | AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term) |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard | |
| 守車 | 守车 | shǒu chē | caboose |
| 守法 | shǒu fǎ | (v) follow the law | |
| 守恆定律 | 守恒定律 | shǒu héng dìng lǜ | conservation law |
| 守候 | shǒu hòu | abide | |
| 守門員 | 守门员 | shǒu mén yuán | (n) goalie; goalkeeper |
| 守時 | 守时 | shǒu shí | punctual |
| 守衛 | 守卫 | shǒu wèi | (v) guard |
| 守夜 | shǒu yè | night vigil | |
| 玩忽職守 | 玩忽职守 | wán hū zhí shǒu | dereliction of duty |
| 信守 | xìn shǒu | abide by; keep (promises, etc) | |
| 駐守 | 驻守 | zhù shǒu | (man a post and) defend |
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | comply with; respect (an agreement) |
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