| 螺母 | luó mǔ | nut (female component of nut and bolt) |   |
| 坚果 | jiān guǒ | nut | |
| 螺帽 | luó mào | nut (female component of nut and bolt) | |
| 螺丝帽 | luó sī mào | nut (female component of nut and bolt) | |
| 硬壳果 | yìng ké guǒ | nut | |
| 螺丝母 | luó sī mǔ | nut (female component of nut and bolt) | |
| 螺栓 | luó shuān | bolt (male component of nut and bolt) | |
| 槟榔 | bīng lang | betel palm (Areca catechu) / betel nut | |
| 松子 | sōng zǐ | pine nut | |
| 大材小用 | dà cái xiǎo yòng | using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom) / a sledgehammer to crack a nut | |
| 胖大海 | pàng dà hǎi | malva nut / seed of Sterculia lychnophora | |
| 香附 | xiāng fù | red nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) | |
| 莎草 | suō cǎo | coco-grass / nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) | |
| 壳 |  ké | (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case / casing / housing (of a machine or device) | |
| 槟 | bīn | betel palm (Areca catechu) / betel nut / Taiwan pr. bin1 | |
| 槟 | bīng | betel palm (Areca catechu) / betel nut / Taiwan pr. [bin1] | |
| 芡 | qiàn | Gorgon plant / fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox) / makhana (Hindi) | |
| 杀鸡焉用牛刀 | shā jī yān yòng niú dāo | don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam | |
| 火山豆 | huǒ shān dòu | macadamia nut | |
| 六角螺帽 | liù jiǎo luó mào | hexagonal nut | |
| 大才小用 | dà cái xiǎo yòng | lit. making little use of great talent / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut | |
| 大炮打蚊子 | dà pào dǎ wén zi | cannon fire to hit a mosquito / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut | |
| 方头螺帽 | fāng tóu luó mào | square headed nut | |
| 松瓤 | sōng ráng | pine nut | |
| 杀鸡何必要用牛刀呢 | shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne | don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut / de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official) | |
| 阿月浑子实 | ā yuè hún zǐ shí | pistachio nut | |
| 槟榔西施 | bīng lang Xī shī | (Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth | |
| 澳洲坚果 | ào zhōu jiān guǒ | macadamia nut | |
| 夏威夷果 | xià wēi yí guǒ | macadamia nut | |
| 槟榔果 | | areca nut | |
| 牡蛎果 | mǔ lì guǒ | oyster nut | |
| 胖胖花生酱 | pàng pàng huā shēng jiàng | Plumpy'nut | |
| 巴西坚果 | | Brazil nut | |
| 大腹皮 | dà fù pí | husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔[bing1 lang5] | |
| 硬骨头 | yìng gǔ tou | resolute individual / a hard nut to crack / tough mission / difficult task | |
