| 1 | 礁 | 礁 | jiāo | jiao1 | reef; shoal rock | | |
| 2 | 礁石 | 礁石 | jiāo shí | jiao1 shi2 | reef | | |
| 3 | 暗礁 | 暗礁 | àn jiāo | an4 jiao1 | submerged reef (rock) | | |
| 4 | 堡礁 | 堡礁 | bǎo jiāo | bao3 jiao1 | barrier reef | | |
| 5 | 触礁 | 觸礁 | chù jiāo | chu4 jiao1 | (of a ship) to strike a reef; (fig.) to hit a snag | | |
| 6 | 大堡礁 | 大堡礁 | dà bǎo jiāo | Da4 bao3 jiao1 | Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia | | |
| 7 | 环礁 | 環礁 | huán jiāo | huan2 jiao1 | atoll | | |
| 8 | 礁岛 | 礁島 | jiāo dǎo | jiao1 dao3 | reef island | | |
| 9 | 礁湖 | 礁湖 | jiāo hú | jiao1 hu2 | lagoon | | |
| 10 | 礁湖星云 | 礁湖星雲 | jiāo hú xīng yún | Jiao1 hu2 xing1 yun2 | Lagoon Nebula M8 | | |
| 11 | 礁溪 | 礁溪 | jiāo xī | Jiao1 xi1 | Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi township in Yilan county 宜兰县 , Taiwan | | |
| 12 | 礁溪乡 | 礁溪鄉 | jiāo xī xiāng | Jiao1 xi1 xiang1 | Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi township in Yilan county 宜兰县 , Taiwan | | |
| 13 | 碰礁而沉 | 碰礁而沉 | pèng jiāo ér chén | peng4 jiao1 er2 chen2 | to strike on a rock and sink (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 浅礁 | 淺礁 | qiǎn jiāo | qian3 jiao1 | shallow reef; shoal | | |
| 15 | 珊瑚礁 | 珊瑚礁 | shān hú jiāo | shan1 hu2 jiao1 | coral reef | | |
| 16 | 斯卡伯勒礁 | 斯卡伯勒礁 | sī kǎ bó lè jiāo | Si1 ka3 bo2 le4 Jiao1 | Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island) | | |