| 1 | 蝉蜕 | 蟬蛻 | chán tuì | chan2 tui4 | cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from | | |
| 2 | 蜕 | 蛻 | tuì | tui4 | skin cast off during molting; exuvia; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell | | |
| 3 | 蜕变 | 蛻變 | tuì biàn | tui4 bian4 | to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis; transmutation; transformation; decay; degeneration | | |
| 4 | 蜕化 | 蛻化 | tuì huà | tui4 hua4 | (of insects) to undergo metamorphosis; (fig.) to be transformed; to metamorphose; to become degraded | | |
| 5 | 蜕化变质 | 蛻化變質 | tuì huà biàn zhì | tui4 hua4 bian4 zhi4 | to degenerate (morally) (idiom); to become depraved | | |
| 6 | 蜕壳 | 蛻殼 | tuì ké | tui4 ke2 | to exuviate; to molt | | |
| 7 | 蜕皮 | 蛻皮 | tuì pí | tui4 pi2 | skin cast off during molting; exuvium; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast off an old skin or shell | | |
| 8 | 蜕壳 | 蛻殼 | tuì qiào | tui4 qiao4 | see 蜕壳 | | |
| 9 | 遗蜕 | 遺蛻 | yí tuì | yi2 tui4 | to shed skin; to leave one's mortal envelope; remains (of a priest) | | |