| 1 | 鞘 | 鞘 | qiào | qiao4 | scabbard; sheath | | |
| 2 | 叶鞘 | 葉鞘 | yè qiào | ye4 qiao4 | (botany) leaf sheath | | |
| 3 | 出鞘 | 出鞘 | chū qiào | chu1 qiao4 | (of a sword etc) to unsheath | | |
| 4 | 刀插入鞘 | 刀插入鞘 | dāo chā rù qiào | dao1 cha1 ru4 qiao4 | to fit the dagger into the sheath (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 刀鞘 | 刀鞘 | dāo qiào | dao1 qiao4 | scabbard | | |
| 6 | 海鞘 | 海鞘 | hǎi qiào | hai3 qiao4 | Ascidiacea; sea squirt | | |
| 7 | 腱鞘 | 腱鞘 | jiàn qiào | jian4 qiao4 | tendon sheath (anatomy); epitendon | | |
| 8 | 腱鞘炎 | 腱鞘炎 | jiàn qiào yán | jian4 qiao4 yan2 | tenosynovitis (medicine) | | |
| 9 | 纳剑入鞘 | 納劍入鞘 | nà jiàn rù qiào | na4 jian4 ru4 qiao4 | to sheathe the sword (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 胚芽鞘 | 胚芽鞘 | pēi yá qiào | pei1 ya2 qiao4 | coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany) | | |
| 11 | 鞘翅 | 鞘翅 | qiào chì | qiao4 chi4 | elytrum (hardened forewing of Coleoptera beetle, encasing the flight wing) | | |
| 12 | 鞘翅目 | 鞘翅目 | qiào chì mù | qiao4 chi4 mu4 | Coleoptera (insect order including beetles) | | |
| 13 | 鞘脂 | 鞘脂 | qiào zhī | qiao4 zhi1 | sphingolipid | | |
| 14 | 髓鞘 | 髓鞘 | suǐ qiào | sui3 qiao4 | myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell) | | |