| 十六 | shí liù | sixteen / 16 |  |
| 二八 | èr bā | 16 / sixteen | |
| 两 |  liǎng | two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old) |  |
| 破瓜 | pò guā | (of a girl) to lose one's virginity / to deflower a virgin / to reach the age of 16 / (of a man) to reach the age of 64 | |
| 筝 | zhēng | guzheng or long zither / long zither with 13 to 16 strings, developed from guqin 古琴 / during Tang and Song times / Japanese koto | |
| 斞 | yǔ | stack of grain / dry measure equivalent to 16 斗[dou3] or 160 liters | |
| 消除性别暴力16日运动 | | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence | |
| 腹哀 | fù āi | Abdominal Lament / acupuncture point SP 16 | |
| 刘洋 | Liú Yáng | Liu Yang (1978-), China's first female astronaut in space (June 16, 2012) | |
| 打兰 | dǎ lán | dram (1⁄16 ounce) (loanword) | |
| 一推六二五 | yī tuī liù èr wǔ | 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility / to pass the buck | |
