| 世袭 | shì xí | succession / inheritance / hereditary |   |
| 遗传性 | yí chuán xìng | hereditary / inherited / genetic | |
| 土司 | tǔ sī | sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties | |
| 勋爵 | xūn jué | Lord (UK hereditary nobility) / UK life peer | |
| 衍圣公 | Yǎn shèng gōng | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants | |
| 世禄 | shì lù | hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth | |
| 世禄之家 | shì lù zhī jiā | family with hereditary emoluments | |
| 世胄 | shì zhòu | hereditary house / noble or official family | |
| 世袭君主国 | shì xí jūn zhǔ guó | hereditary monarchy | |
| 宗圣侯 | Zōng shèng hóu | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants | |
| 宗圣公 | Zōng Shèng gōng | hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants | |
| 世职 | shì zhí | hereditary office | |
