Polymer topologies include linear

cyclic

star-shaped

ladder-shaped

H-shaped

grafting

and hyperbranched. This article classifies various polymer topologies with illustration of every catalogue. The difference between cylindrical polymer brush and comb-like polymer is also involved. Some Chinese characters are easy to be confused when used in the terms of polymer science. For instance

three Chinese characters

"形"

"型" and "性" are similarly pronounced and sometimes incorrectly used in terms. Another typical example is "枝" and "支" .We intend to distinguish them in this article and correct inappropriate usage in textbooks and literatures. We encourage more teachers

researchers and students to pay attention to the discussion on correcting Chinese terms in polymer science. It will also benefit the development of polymer terminology.