- 黄金 huángjīn goldthe precious metal gold
- 黄色 huángsè yellowthe color yellow
- 黄河 Huáng Hé Yellow RiverYellow River or Huang He
- 黄瓜 huángguā cucumber
- 黄油 huángyóu butter
- 黄牌 huángpái yellow carda card shown by the referee to a player as a caution in sports
- 黄昏 huánghūn duskthe period of time at the end of the day just before it becomes dark
- 黄山 Huáng Shān HuangshanHuangshan, mountain range in Anhui province
- 黄牛 huángniú oxcattle; ox; yellow cattle (Bos taurus)
- 金黄色 jīnhuángsè goldengolden color
- 黄豆 huángdòu soybean
- 黄金周 huángjīnzhōu Golden WeekGolden Week, two 7-day national holiday periods in China
- 蛋黄 dànhuáng egg yolk
- 金黄 jīnhuáng goldengolden yellow; golden
- 大黄 dàhuáng rhubarbrhubarb (botany)
- 黄蜂 huángfēng wasp
- 黄芪 huángqí astragalusmilk vetch root (Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus) used in Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 小黄 xiǎohuáng taxicab(Taiwan, colloquial) taxicab
- 黄帝 Huángdì Yellow EmperorThe Yellow Emperor, a mythological Chinese sovereign who reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
- 黄土 huángtǔ loessloess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
- 黄海 Huáng Hǎi Yellow Sea
- 黄酒 huángjiǔ yellow rice wineyellow wine (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
- 黄疸 huángdǎn jaundice
- 黄连 huánglián goldthreadChinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
- 黄沙 huángshā yellow sandyellow sand, typically referring to loose sand or dust found in desert or arid environments.
- 黄花 huánghuā virgina young person, male or female, who is a virgin
- 黄酱 huángjiàng yellow soybean pasteyellow soybean paste (fermented and salted)
- 发黄 fāhuáng turn yellowto become yellow or yellowish, often due to age, wear, or chemical changes
- 黄鹤楼 Huánghè Lóu Tang poemA famous poem by Tang Dynasty poet Cui Hao, known for its theme that the past will never return.
- 黄光裕 Huáng Guāngyù Huang GuangyuHuang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical
- 黄浦江 Huángpǔ Jiāng Huangpu RiverHuangpu River, a major river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi (west) and Pudong (east).
- 黄泉 Huángquán underworldThe subterranean realm of the dead in Chinese mythology, equivalent to Hades or Hell.
- 黄龙 Huánglóng HuanglongHuanglong county in Yan'an, Shaanxi
- 黄斑 huángbān maculathe central area of the retina (macula lutea)
- 黄菊 huángjú chrysanthemumyellow chrysanthemum
- 地黄 dìhuáng Chinese foxgloveChinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa), its rhizome used in TCM
- 麻黄 máhuáng ephedraephedra (genus Ephedra)
- 黄浦区 Huángpǔ Qū HuangpuHuangpu, the most central of Shanghai's districts
- 炎黄子孙 Yán Huángzǐsūn Chinese peopledescendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. the Chinese people)
- 扫黄 sǎohuáng anti-pornographycampaign against pornography
- 黄金时代 huángjīnshídài golden age
- 黄柏 huángbó phellodendron barka medicinal herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, derived from the dried bark of Phellodendron chinense or Phellodendron amurense, known for its bitter and cold nature.
- 黄土高原 Huángtǔ Gāoyuán Loess PlateauLoess Plateau of northwest China
- 牛黄 niúhuáng bezoar
- 枯黄 kūhuáng withered yellowdescribing leaves or plants that have withered and turned yellow due to lack of water or seasonal change.
- 黄体 huángtǐ corpus luteumcorpus luteum (gland in female mammals that produces progesterone)
- 黄埔军校 Huángpǔ Jūnxiào Whampoa Military Academy
- 姜黄 jiānghuáng turmeric
- 黄曲霉 huángqūméi Aspergillus flavusAspergillus flavus (fungus typically found on crops)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH