- 核心人物 héxīnrénwù key figurekey figure; central personage; a person who plays a crucial role in an organization or event
- 核心家庭 héxīnjiātíng nuclear familyA family unit consisting of a married couple and their unmarried children; also called [[小家庭|小家庭|xiao3 jia1 ting2]]
- 核心显卡 héxīnxiǎnkǎ integrated GPUgraphics processor built into the central processing unit and sharing system memory
- 领导核心 lǐngdǎohéxīn leading corethe core leadership or the nucleus of a leading group