| 要塞 | yào sài | stronghold / fort / fortification |   |
| 堡垒 | bǎo lěi | fort | |
| 炮台 | pào tái | fort / battery | |
| 堡寨 | bǎo zhài | fort / fortress / CL:座[zuo4] | |
| 德拉姆堡 | dé lā mǔ bǎo | Fort | |
| 迪克斯堡 | dí kè sī bǎo | Fort | |
| 红堡 | hóng bǎo | Red Fort (historic building in Delhi, India) | |
| 嘉峪关城 | Jiā yù guān chéng | Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor / Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall | |
| 赤崁楼 | Chì kǎn lóu | Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]) | |
| 赤嵌楼 | Chì kǎn lóu | Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]) | |
| 关城 | guān chéng | defensive fort over border post | |
| 关塞 | guān sài | border fort, esp. defending narrow valley | |
