| 哨 | [ shaò ] a whistle, sentry |
| 哨兵 | [ shaò bīng ] sentinel |
| 哨卡 | [ shaò qiǎ ] border sentry post |
| 哨子 | [ shaò zi ] whistle |
| 哨子聲 | [ shaò zi shēng ] whistling sound |
| 哨所 | [ shaò suǒ ] watchhouse, sentry post |
| 哨笛 | [ shaò dí ] a whistle |
| ⇒ 前哨 | [ qián shaò ] outpost, (fig.) front line |
| ⇒ 前哨戰 | [ qián shaò zhàn ] skirmish |
| ⇒ 口哨 | [ koǔ shaò ] whistle |
| ⇒ 吹口哨 | [ chuī koǔ shaò ] to whistle |
| ⇒ 吹哨 | [ chuī shaò ] to blow a whistle, to whistle |
| ⇒ 唿哨 | [ hū shaò ] to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth), nowadays written 呼哨 |
| ⇒ 崗哨 | [ gǎng shaò ] lookout post, sentry |
| ⇒ 忽哨 | [ hū shaò ] to whistle (with fingers in one's mouth), nowadays written 呼哨 |
| ⇒ 放哨 | [ fàng shaò ] to keep watch, to do sentry duty, to be on patrol |
| ⇒ 明崗暗哨 | [ míng gǎng àn shaò ] both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom) |
| ⇒ 暗哨 | [ àn shaò ] hidden sentry post |
| ⇒ 暗哨兒 | [ àn shaò ] whistle given as a secret signal |
| ⇒ 查哨 | [ chá shaò ] to check the sentries |
| ⇒ 檢查哨 | [ jiǎn chá shaò ] inspection post, checkpoint |
| ⇒ 步哨 | [ bù shaò ] sentry, sentinel |
| ⇒ 瞭哨 | [ shaò ] to go on sentry duty, to stand guard |
| ⇒ 瞭望哨 | [ wàng shaò ] lookout post |
| ⇒ 花哨 | [ huā shao ] garish, gaudy |
| ⇒ 花裡胡哨 | [ huā li hú shaò ] gaudy, flashy (but without substance) |
| ⇒ 觀察哨 | [ guān chá shaò ] sentry post |
| ⇒ 黑哨 | [ heī shaò ] (soccer etc) corrupt officiating, dubious call |