| 绌 | chu4 | to stitch |
| 将勤补绌 | jiang1 qin2 bu3 chu4 | to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) |
| 左支右绌 | zuo3 zhi1 you4 chu4 | to be in straitened circumstances |
| 紧绌 | jin3 chu4 | supply shortage |
| 短绌 | duan3 chu4 | |
| 岁计余绌 | sui4 ji4 yu2 chu4 | annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy) |
| 时绌举赢 | shi2 chu4 ju3 ying2 | |
| 相形见绌 | xiang1 xing2 jian4 chu4 | pale by comparison (idiom) |
| 财匮为绌 | cai2 kui4 wei2 chu4 | |
| 心余力绌 | xin1 yu2 li4 chu4 | |
| 心馀力绌 | xin1 yu2 li4 chu4 |