| 供 | gong1 gong1 gong4 | to allow |
| 忏悔 | chan4 hui3 | remorse |
| 口供 | kou3 gong4 kou3 gong1 | confession |
| 逼供 | bi1 gong4 | to extort a confession |
| 表白 | biao3 bai2 | to express |
| 供认 | gong4 ren4 gong1 ren4 | to confess |
| 自白 | zi4 bai2 | to brag |
| 翻供 | fan1 gong4 | to retract testimony |
| 录共 | lu4 gong4 | to take down a confession |
| 告解 | gao4 jie3 | penance |
| 供词 | gong4 ci2 | statement of confession |
| 不打自招 | bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1 | to confess without being pressed |
| 串供 | chuan4 gong4 | to collude |