| 湖南省 | Hú nán shěng | Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙 |
| 湖 | hú | lake; CL:个,片 |
| 湖北 | Hú běi | Hubei province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武汉 |
| 湖南 | Hú nán | Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙 |
| 太湖 | Tài hú | Taihu lake near Wuxi City 无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest fresh water lakes, currently heavily polluted |
| 江湖 | Jiāng hú | rivers and lakes; around the whole country; cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times; vagrant; itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc) |
| 湖广 | Hú guǎng | Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province) |
| 两湖 | Liǎng Hú | Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces |
| 洪湖 | Hóng hú | Honghu county level city in Jingzhou 荆州, Hubei |
| 芜湖 | Wú hú | Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 大湖 | Dà hú | Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗县, northwest Taiwan |
| 湖泊 | hú pō | lake |
| 盐湖 | yán hú | salt lake |
| 湖州 | Hú zhōu | Huzhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang |
| 澎湖列岛 | Péng hú liè dǎo | Pescadores Islands, Taiwan |
| 湖北省 | Hú běi shěng | Hubei province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂, capital Wuhan 武汉 |
| 湖口 | Hú kǒu | Hukou county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi; Hukou township in Hsinchu county 新竹县, northwest Taiwan |
| 湖滨 | hú bīn | lake front; Lakeside district; Hubin district of Sanmenxia city 三门峡市, Henan |
| 东湖 | Dōng hú | Donghu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi |
| 洪泽湖 | Hóng zé hú | Hongze lake in Jiangsu province |
| 乍得湖 | Zhà dé Hú | Lake Chad |
| 五大湖 | Wǔ dà hú | Great Lakes; the five north American Great Lakes |
| 五湖四海 | wǔ hú sì hǎi | all over the world; everywhere under the sun |
| 亭湖 | Tíng hú | Tinghu district of Yancheng city 盐城市, Jiangsu |
| 亭湖区 | Tíng hú qū | Tinghu district of Yancheng city 盐城市, Jiangsu |
人在江湖，
身不由己 | rén zài jiāng hú ,
shēn bù yóu jǐ | you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world (idiom) |
| 伊利湖 | Yī lì hú | Lake Eire, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 |
| 伊塞克湖 | Yī sāi kè hú | lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan |
| 休伦湖 | Xiū lún hú | Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 |
| 内湖 | Nèi hú | Neihu district of Taipei City 台北市, Taiwan |
| 内湖区 | Nèi hú qū | Neihu district of Taipei City 台北市, Taiwan |
| 冷湖 | Lěng hú | Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 冷湖行政区 | Lěng hú xíng zhèng qū | Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 冷湖行政委员会 | Lěng hú xíng zhèng wěi yuán huì | Lenghu county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 北湖区 | Běi hú qū | North lake district; Beihu district of Chenzhou city 郴州市, Hunan |
| 千岛湖 | Qiān dǎo hú | Qiandao Lake |
| 南湖 | Nán hú | Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉兴市, Zhejiang |
| 南湖区 | Nán hú qū | Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉兴市, Zhejiang |
| 博斯腾湖 | Bó sī téng hú | Lake Bosten in Xinjiang |
| 博湖 | Bó hú | Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |
| 博湖县 | Bó hú xiàn | Bohu county, Baghrash nahiyisi or Bohu county in Bayin'guoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭愣蒙古自治州, Xinjiang |
| 口湖 | Kǒu hú | Kouhu township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
| 口湖乡 | Kǒu hú xiāng | Kouhu township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
| 呼伦湖 | Hū lún hú | Lake Hulun of inner Mongolia |
| 喀纳斯湖 | kā nà sī hú | Lake Kanas in Xinjiang |
| 四湖 | Sì hú | Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
| 四湖乡 | Sì hú xiāng | Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan |
| 坦噶尼喀湖 | Tǎn gá ní kā hú | Lake Tanganyika in West Africa |
| 堰塞湖 | yàn sè hú | dammed lake; lake formed by landslip or lava flow |
| 大湖区 | dà hú qū | Lake district, north England |
