| 1 | 达罗毗荼 | 達羅毗荼 | dá luó pí tú | Da2 luo2 pi2 tu2 | Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages) | | |
| 2 | 曼荼罗 | 曼荼羅 | màn tú luó | man4 tu2 luo2 | mandala (loan, Buddhism) | | |
| 3 | 秋荼密网 | 秋荼密網 | qiū tú mì wǎng | qiu1 tu2 mi4 wang3 | flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law | | |
| 4 | 如火如荼 | 如火如荼 | rú huǒ rú tú | ru2 huo3 ru2 tu2 | like wildfire (idiom); unstoppable | | |
| 5 | 食荼卧棘 | 食荼臥棘 | shí tú wò jí | shi2 tu2 wo4 ji2 | to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people | | |
| 6 | 荼 | 荼 | tú | tu2 | thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste); cruel; flowering grass in profusion | | |
| 7 | 荼毒 | 荼毒 | tú dú | tu2 du2 | torment; cruelty; great suffering | | |
| 8 | 荼毒生灵 | 荼毒生靈 | tú dú shēng líng | tu2 du2 sheng1 ling2 | to torment the people (idiom) | | |