| dū | to supervise |
| 督 | to supervise and direct army title (archaic) |
| 督促 | to supervise and urge completion of a task to urge on |
| 督军 | provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) |
| 督办 | to oversee to supervise superintendent |
| 督励 | urge and encourage |
| 督学 | school inspector |
| 督察 | to supervise to superintend inspector |
| 督察大队 | censorship brigade (PRC) |
| 督察小组 | supervisory group |
| 督察警 | supervisor |
| 督导 | to direct to oversee |
| 督师 | commander; inspector |
| 督建 | to supervise and construct constructed under the supervision of |
| 督战 | supervise operations |
| 督抚 | governor general 总督 and inspector general 巡抚 |
| 督标 | army regiment at the disposal of province governor-general |
| 督责 | to supervise to reprimand |
| 督阵 | superintend soldiers at the front |
| 督龟 | to doze off (Taiwanese) |