| 1 | 边衅 | 邊釁 | biān xìn | bian1 xin4 | clash on the frontier; border conflict | | |
| 2 | 观衅伺隙 | 觀釁伺隙 | guān xìn sì xì | guan1 xin4 si4 xi4 | lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points; to look for the Achilles' heel | | |
| 3 | 挑衅 | 挑釁 | tiǎo xìn | tiao3 xin4 | to provoke; provocation | | |
| 4 | 衅 | 釁 | xìn | xin4 | quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.) | | |
| 5 | 衅端 | 釁端 | xìn duān | xin4 duan1 | pretext for a dispute | | |
| 6 | 衅起萧墙 | 釁起蕭牆 | xìn qǐ xiāo qiáng | xin4 qi3 xiao1 qiang2 | There is internal strife. (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 衅隙 | 釁隙 | xìn xì | xin4 xi4 | enmity | | |
| 8 | 寻衅 | 尋釁 | xún xìn | xun2 xin4 | to pick a quarrel; to start a fight | | |
| 9 | 寻衅滋事 | 尋釁滋事 | xún xìn zī shì | xun2 xin4 zi1 shi4 | to try to pick a quarrel (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 寻衅滋事罪 | 尋釁滋事罪 | xún xìn zī shì zuì | xun2 xin4 zi1 shi4 zui4 | disorderly behavior (PRC law) | | |