| 勺 | sháo zhúo | spoon, ladle; unit of volume |
| 少 | shǎo shào | few, less, inadequate |
| 召 | zhào shào | imperial decree; summon |
| 杓 | sháo biāo shúo | handle of cup, ladle, spoon; name of a constellation |
| 卲 | shào | eminent, lofty; beautiful; surname |
| 劭 | shào | encourage; to excel; excellent |
| 佋 | shào | continue, carry on; hand down; to join |
| 绍 | shào | continue, carry on; join |
| 邵 | shào | surname; various place names |
| 招 | zhāo qiáo sháo | beckon, summon; recruit, levy |
| 芍 | sháo xiào qùe shùo dì | peony; water chestnuts |
| 烧 | shāo | burn; bake; heat; roast |
| 捎 | shāo | to select; to take; to carry |
| 䒚 | shǎo | name of a variety of grass |
| 弰 | shāo | ends of bow |
| 哨 | shào | whistle, blow whistle; chirp |
| 䏴 | shào shè | dim; ambiguous; unclear eyesight, sharp ends of something |
| 笤 | tiáo shào | a broom, a besom |
| 苕 | tiáo sháo | rush plant |
| 梢 | shāo shào xiāo | pointed tip of something long like a branch; rudder |
| 紹 | shào chāo | continue, carry on; hand down; to join |
| 稍 | shāo shào | little, slightly; rather |
| 焼 | shāo | burn; bake; heat; roast |
| 睄 | shào qiáo | (Cant.) to glance |
| 蛸 | shāo xiāo | long legged spider; octopus; chrysalis of mantis |
| 艄 | shāo shào | stern of a vessel |
| 綃 | xiāo shāo | raw silk fabric |
| 筲 | shāo | basket, bucket |
| 旓 | shāo | serrated edges on a Chinese flag |
| 溲 | sōu sǒu shāo | urinate; soak, drench |
| 竰 | sháo | centiliter |
| 韶 | sháo | music of the emperor Shun; beautiful |
| 䬰 | shào | light refreshment, (dialect) animal feeds; fodder; forage made of wild vegetables, rice bran and water from washing rice |
| 㪢 | shǎo | (same as 捎) to beat; to strike; to attack, to be in full possession of; to grasp, to make selective collection or coverage of |
| 潲 | shào | driving rain; to sprinkle |
| 鞘 | qiào shāo | scabbard, sheath |
| 㲈 | sháo | (same as 韶) the name of the music of the legendary Emperor, harmonious, (large seal type 鞀 婸) hand-drum used by pedlars; it is sounded by twirling it backwards in the hand, so that two swinging knobs can strike the face of the drum |
| 燒 | shāo shào | burn; bake; heat; roast |
| 㷹 | shào | intense heat, to fry in intensive fire |
| 䔠 | shǎo | thin root (rhizome) of the lotus, (same as 梢) the tip of a branch, (same as 矟 槊) a long spear; a lance |
| 髾 | shāo | tail of a comet; long hair |
| 燿 | yào shào shùo | shine, dazzle; brilliant, radiant |