| shì | oath/vow/to swear/to pledge |
| 誓 | oath vow to swear |
| 誓不两立 | the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences incompatible standpoints |
| 誓不反悔 | to vow not to break one's promise |
| 誓不罢休 | swear not to stop |
| 誓师 | to vow before one's troops |
| 誓愿 | vow |
| 誓死 | to pledge one's life |
| 誓死不二 | be faithful till death |
| 誓死不降 | to vow to fight to the death |
| 誓约 | oath vow pledge |
| 誓绝 | to abjure to swear to quit |
| 誓言 | oath promise pledge |
| 誓词 | oath pledge |
| 誓辞 | It is usually written as "誓词" nowadays. |