| 1 | 绌 | 絀 | chù | chu4 | crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch | | |
| 2 | 绌臣 | 絀臣 | chù chén | chu4 chen2 | banished official | | |
| 3 | 绌陟 | 絀陟 | chù zhì | chu4 zhi4 | variant of 黜陟 | | |
| 4 | 短绌 | 短絀 | duǎn chù | duan3 chu4 | to be short of; to fall short | | |
| 5 | 将勤补绌 | 將勤補絀 | jiāng qín bǔ chù | jiang1 qin2 bu3 chu4 | to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 紧绌 | 緊絀 | jǐn chù | jin3 chu4 | supply shortage | | |
| 7 | 亏绌 | 虧絀 | kuī chù | kui1 chu4 | deficit; deficiency | | |
| 8 | 岁计余绌 | 歲計餘絀 | suì jì yú chù | sui4 ji4 yu2 chu4 | annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy) | | |
| 9 | 相形见绌 | 相形見絀 | xiāng xíng jiàn chù | xiang1 xing2 jian4 chu4 | to pale by comparison (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 心劳计绌 | 心勞計絀 | xīn láo jì chù | xin1 lao2 ji4 chu4 | to rack one's brains in vain (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 心余力绌 | 心餘力絀 | xīn yú lì chù | xin1 yu2 li4 chu4 | see 心有余而力不足 | | |
| 12 | 支绌 | 支絀 | zhī chù | zhi1 chu4 | not enough; insufficient (of funds) | | |
| 13 | 左支右绌 | 左支右絀 | zuǒ zhī yòu chù | zuo3 zhi1 you4 chu4 | to be in straitened circumstances | | |