- 河南 hénán HenanHenan Province in central China; its capital is [[郑州|鄭州|zheng4 zhou1]].
- 河北 héběi HebeiHebei Province in northern China, with its capital at [[石家庄|石家莊|shi2 jia1 zhuang1]]
- 黄河 huánghé Yellow RiverThe second-longest river in China, originating in the Bayan Har Mountains and flowing into the Bohai Sea; widely considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization.
- 河南省 hénánshěng Henan ProvinceHenan Province in central China; the provincial capital is [[郑州|鄭州|zheng4 zhou1]] and it is abbreviated as [[豫|豫|yu4]]
- 河北省 héběishěng Hebei ProvinceHebei Province, located in North China with its capital at [[石家庄市|石家莊市|shi2 jia1 zhuang1 shi4]]
- 河流 héliú riverriver; waterways; a general term for any natural or man-made surface stream flowing in a channel
- 爱河 àihé river of loveThe world of romance and passion; often used in the context of falling in love.
- 银河 yínhé Milky WayThe band of light seen in the night sky formed by stars in our galaxy; also called [[天河|天河|tian1 he2]], [[星河|星河|xing1 he2]], [[银汉|銀漢|yin2 han4]], [[河汉|河漢|he2 han4]], or [[云汉|雲漢|yun2 han4]].
- 河道 hédào river courseriver course; river channel; a waterway, especially one that is navigable
- 天河 tiānhé Milky WayThe silver-white band of stars and light visible in the night sky; also referred to as [[银河|銀河|yin2 he2]]
- 河水 héshuǐ river water
- 河边 hébiān riversideriverside; riverbank; the area where a river meets the land
- 运河 yùnhé canala man-made waterway built for transportation or irrigation
- 河西 héxī HexiThe region west of the Yellow River, including parts of Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia; also known as [[河右|河右|he2 you4]] in historical texts
- 河内 hénèi HanoiHanoi, the capital city of Vietnam
- 江河 jiānghé riversrivers in general
- 大河 dàhé large riverlarge river; great river
- 淮河 huáihé Huai RiverHuai River, a major river in eastern China flowing through Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu between the [[黄河|黃河|huang2 he2]] and the [[长江|長江|chang2 jiang1]]
- 小河 xiǎohé brooksmall river; stream; creek; rivulet
- 银河系 yínhéxì Milky Way Galaxythe massive star system containing the solar system, which consists of billions of stars, nebulae, and star clusters and serves as a basic unit of the universe
- 先河 xiānhé priority of the Yellow RiverThe ancient belief and practice of sacrificing to the Yellow River before the sea, regarding it as the source
- 河豚 hétún pufferfishpufferfish; blowfish; globefish. Any of various fish known for their ability to inflate themselves and for having toxic organs despite being a delicacy. Also written [[河鲀|河魨|he2 tun2]].
- 河谷 hégǔ river valleyA long, low area of land between hills or mountains through which a river flows, including the riverbed and banks.
- 河畔 hépàn riversidethe bank or side of a river
- 长河 chánghé long riverA river with a long course; often used to describe an endless flow or a long process of development.
- 约旦河 yuēdànhé Jordan RiverJordan River, a river in southwestern Asia flowing through the [[约旦|約旦|yue1 dan4]] Rift Valley into the Dead Sea
- 河东 hédōng HedongA historical region east of the Yellow River in southwestern Shanxi province, formerly organized as a commandery (during the Qin and Han), circuit ([[唐|唐|tang2]]), or route ([[宋|宋|song4]])
- 海河 hǎihé Hai RiverA river system in northern China, formed by the convergence of five waterways, which flows through Tianjin into the Bohai Sea.
- 河段 héduàn reach of a riverA specific section or segment of a river
- 河床 héchuáng riverbedriverbed; the bed of a river
- 河马 hémǎ hippopotamusA large African mammal with a thick body, short legs, and a very large mouth; spends most of its time in or near water.
- 红河 hónghé Red River (Asia)A major river in northern Vietnam, originating in Yunnan province, China
- 内河 nèihé inland riverA river that flows entirely within the borders of a single country
- 沙河 shāhé ShaheShahe, a county-level city in Hebei Province
- 香河 xiānghé XiangheXianghe county in Langfang, Hebei province
- 天河区 tiānhéqū Tianhe DistrictTianhe, a district of Guangzhou in Guangdong province
- 河蟹 héxiè river crabcrab that lives in fresh water, especially the Chinese mitten crab; prized as food
- 沿河 yánhé along the riverFollowing the course of a river
- 河口 hékǒu river mouththe place where a river flows into an ocean, a lake, or another river; estuary; bayou
- 秦淮河 qínhuáihé Qinhuai RiverA tributary of the Yangtze River that flows through the center of Nanjing; historically famous for the entertainment districts and floating pleasure boats along its banks.
- 河岸 hé'àn riverbankriverbank; riverside
- 河源 héyuán river sourcethe source or headwaters of a river; riverhead
- 清河 qīnghé QingheQinghe County in Xingtai, Hebei; also a district of Tieling city in Liaoning.
- 星河 xīnghé Milky WayThe Milky Way; the band of stars and light visible in the night sky. Also called [[银河|銀河|yin2 he2]], [[天河|天河|tian1 he2]], [[河汉|河漢|he2 han4]], or [[银汉|銀漢|yin2 han4]].
- 苏州河 sūzhōuhé Suzhou CreekSuzhou Creek, a river flowing through central Shanghai into the [[黄浦江|黃浦江|huang2 pu3 jiang1]]
- 大运河 dàyùnhé Grand CanalThe Grand Canal, a 1,800 km artificial waterway stretching from Beijing to Hangzhou; also known as the [[京杭大运河|京杭大運河|jing1 hang2 da4 yun4 he2]]
- 湄公河 méigōnghé Mekong RiverThe largest river in Southeast Asia, which originates in the Tibetan Plateau and flows through China (where it is called the [[澜沧江|瀾滄江|lan2 cang1 jiang1]]), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
- 冰河 bīnghé glacierA massive body of ice that moves slowly over land, found in high mountains or polar regions; same as [[冰川|冰川|bing1 chuan1]].
- 河堤 hédī river embankmentA barrier made of earth, stone, or concrete built along the side of a river to prevent flooding; dike; levee
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH