The　axial　compression　ratio　has　always　been　a　vital　element　in　shear　wall　seismic　design.　The　experimental　study　on　the　seismic　behavior　of　five　1/3　scale　mid-rise　shear　walls　with　high　axial　compression　ratio　were　carried　out,　including　a　plain　shear　wall,　a　shear　wall　with　steel　frame,　a　shear　wall　with　steel　bar　truss,　a　shear　wall　with　both　steel　frame　and　steel　bar　truss,　and　a　shear　wall　with　steel　truss.　For　each　shear　wall,　this　paper　analyzed　experimentally　the　load-carrying　capacity,　the　stiffness　and　its　attenuation,　ductility,　hysteretic　property,　energy　dissipation　and　failure　pattern.　And　the　formulas　of　load-carrying　capacity　were　established,　whose　results　were　in　good　agreement　with　the　test　results.　The　experimental　results　showed　that　the　seismic　behavior　of　the　shear　wall　was　improved　by　the　embedded　steel　frame　or　truss.