| 督 | dū | to supervise and direct; army title (archaic) |
| 督抚 | dū fǔ | governor general 总督 and inspector general 巡抚 |
| 督促 | dū cù | to supervise and urge completion of a task; to urge on |
| 督办 | dū bàn | to oversee; to supervise; superintendent |
| 督军 | dū jūn | provincial military governor during the early Republic of China era (1911-1949 AD) |
| 督学 | dū xué | school inspector |
| 督察 | dū chá | to supervise; to superintend; inspector; censorship |
| 督察大队 | dū chá dà duì | censorship brigade (PRC) |
| 督察小组 | dū chá xiǎo zǔ | supervisory group |
| 督导 | dū dǎo | to direct; to oversee |
| 督建 | dū jiàn | to supervise and construct; constructed under the supervision of |
| 督标 | dū biāo | army regiment at the disposal of province governor-general |
| 督责 | dū zé | to supervise; to reprimand |
| 督龟 | dū guī | to doze off (Taiwanese) |