| 1 | 蝶 | 蜨 | dié | die2 | butterfly; Classifiers: 只 ; variant of 蝶 | | |
| 2 | 破茧成蝶 | 破繭成蝶 | pò jiǎn chéng dié | po4 jian3 cheng2 die2 | lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle; to get to a better place after going through difficult period | | |
| 3 | 蝴蝶领结 | 蝴蝶領結 | hú dié lǐng jié | hu2 die2 ling3 jie2 | bow tie | | |
| 4 | 蝴蝶铰 | 蝴蝶鉸 | hú dié jiǎo | hu2 die2 jiao3 | hinge | | |
| 5 | 蝶形领结 | 蝶形領結 | dié xíng lǐng jié | die2 xing2 ling3 jie2 | bow tie | | |
| 6 | 蝶形领带 | 蝶形領帶 | dié xíng lǐng dài | die2 xing2 ling3 dai4 | bow tie | | |
| 7 | 蝴蝶结 | 蝴蝶結 | hú dié jié | hu2 die2 jie2 | bow; bowknot | | |
| 8 | 彩蝶 | 彩蝶 | cǎi dié | cai3 die2 | Butterfly | | |
| 9 | 庄周梦蝶 | 莊周夢蝶 | zhuāng zhōu mèng dié | zhuang1 zhou1 meng4 die2 | Zhuangzi 庄子 dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?) | | |
| 10 | 狂蜂浪蝶 | 狂蜂浪蝶 | kuáng fēng làng dié | kuang2 feng1 lang4 die2 | lascivious men (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 蛱蝶 | 蛺蝶 | jiá dié | jia2 die2 | nymphalid; butterfly | | |
| 12 | 蝴蝶效应 | 蝴蝶效應 | hú dié xiào yìng | hu2 die2 xiao4 ying4 | butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory) | | |
| 13 | 蝴蝶酥 | 蝴蝶酥 | hú dié sū | hu2 die2 su1 | crispy short-crust pastry; mille-feuilles | | |
| 14 | 蝴蝶犬 | 蝴蝶犬 | hú dié quǎn | hu2 die2 quan3 | papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears) | | |
| 15 | 蝴蝶琴 | 蝴蝶琴 | hú dié qín | hu2 die2 qin2 | same as yangqin 扬琴 , dulcimer | | |
| 16 | 蝶窦 | 蝶竇 | dié dòu | die2 dou4 | sphenoidal sinus | | |
| 17 | 蝶类 | 蝶類 | dié lèi | die2 lei4 | butterfly (family) | | |
| 18 | 蝶骨 | 蝶骨 | dié gǔ | die2 gu3 | sphenoid bone (front of the temple) | | |
| 19 | 蝴蝶花 | 蝴蝶花 | hú dié huā | hu2 die2 hua1 | iris; Iris tectorum | | |
| 20 | 胡蝶 | 胡蝶 | hú dié | hu2 die2 | butterfly; Classifiers: 只 ; variant of 蝴蝶 | | |
| 21 | 凤蝶科 | 鳳蝶科 | fèng dié kē | feng4 die2 ke1 | family Papilionidae (taxonomy) | | |
| 22 | 凤蝶 | 鳳蝶 | fèng dié | feng4 die2 | swallowtail butterfly | | |
| 23 | 蝶泳 | 蝶泳 | dié yǒng | die2 yong3 | butterfly stroke (swimming) | | |
| 24 | 蝶铰关节 | 蝶鉸關節 | dié jiǎo guān jié | die2 jiao3 guan1 jie2 | hinge joint (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 蝶兰 | 蝶蘭 | dié lán | die2 lan2 | Phalaenopsis (flower genus) | | |