The invention relates to a silicon-containing polyimide resin comprising (I) 0.1 to 100 mole % of structural units represented by the formula: ##STR1## where Ar.sup.1 is a tetra valent organic group having at least one aromatic ring, R independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group free of aliphatic unsaturated bonds, X is selected from an alkyleneoxyalkylene or an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms, Y is an oxygen atom, an alkyleneoxyalkylene group, or an alkylene group having 2 or more carbon atoms, l, m, n are each integers having a value of 1 to 10, p is an integer having a value of 1 to 80, and a is 0 or 1; and (II) 99.9 to 0 mole % of structural units represented by the formula: ##STR2## where Ar.sup.2 is a tetravalent organic group having at least one aromatic ring, and Ar.sup.3 is a divalent organic group having at least one aromatic group.