| 繩 | [ shéng ] rope, CL:根[gen1] |
| 繩之以法 | [ shéng zhī yǐ fǎ ] to punish according to the law, to bring to justice |
| 繩墨 | [ shéng mò ] lit. carpenter's straight line marker, same as 墨斗, fig. rules, rules and regulations |
| 繩套 | [ shéng taò ] noose, harness |
| 繩子 | [ shéng zi ] cord, string, rope, CL:條|条[tiao2] |
| 繩文 | [ shéng wén ] Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery |
| 繩梯 | [ shéng tī ] a rope ladder |
| 繩索 | [ shéng suǒ ] rope |
| 繩索套 | [ shéng suǒ taò ] a noose |
| 繩結 | [ shéng jié ] knot |
| ⇒ 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 | [ yī nián beì shé yaǒ shí nián pà jǐng shéng ] bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy |
| ⇒ 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 | [ yī zhaō beì shé yaǒ shí nián pà jǐng shéng ] once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope, once bitten, twice shy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 一根繩上的螞蚱 | [ yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zha ] see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yi1 tiao2 sheng2 shang4 de5 ma4 zha5] |
| ⇒ 一條繩上的螞蚱 | [ yī shéng shàng de mà zha ] lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom), fig. people who are in it together for better or worse, people who will sink or swim together |
| ⇒ 吊繩 | [ shéng ] sling |
| ⇒ 套繩 | [ taò shéng ] a lasso |
| ⇒ 擰成一股繩 | [ níng chéng yī gǔ shéng ] to twist together to form a rope, (fig.) to unite, to work together |
| ⇒ 晾衣繩 | [ liàng yī shéng ] clothesline |
| ⇒ 曬衣繩 | [ shaì yī shéng ] clothesline |
| ⇒ 棕繩 | [ zōng shéng ] rope of palm fiber, coir (coconut fiber) |
| ⇒ 沖繩 | [ chōng shéng ] Okinawa, Japan |
| ⇒ 沖繩島 | [ chōng shéng daǒ ] Okinawa Island |
| ⇒ 沖繩縣 | [ chōng shéng xiàn ] Okinawa prefecture, Japan |
| ⇒ 沖繩群島 | [ chōng shéng qún daǒ ] the Okinawa archipelago |
| ⇒ 準繩 | [ zhǔn shéng ] yardstick, fig. criterion, ground rule |
| ⇒ 牽繩 | [ qiān shéng ] tow rope |
| ⇒ 細繩 | [ xì shéng ] string, twine, cord |
| ⇒ 線繩 | [ xiàn shéng ] string, cotton rope |
| ⇒ 纜繩 | [ lǎn shéng ] cable, hawser, mooring rope |
| ⇒ 膕繩肌 | [ guó shéng jī ] hamstring (anatomy) |
| ⇒ 規矩準繩 | [ guī ju zhǔn shéng ] compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard, norms, criteria |
| ⇒ 規矩繩墨 | [ guī ju shéng mò ] compasses, set square and straight line marker (idiom); fig. established standard, norms, criteria |
| ⇒ 走繩 | [ zoǔ shéng ] tightrope walking |
| ⇒ 跳繩 | [ shéng ] to jump rope, jump rope |
| ⇒ 進退中繩 | [ jìn tuì zhōng shéng ] to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible |
| ⇒ 鋼絲繩 | [ gāng sī shéng ] hawser, steel rope |
| ⇒ 韁繩 | [ jiāng shéng ] reins |
| ⇒ 頭繩 | [ toú shéng ] string to tie hair |