| 河 | hé | river; CL:条,道 |
| 河南 | Hé nán | Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 郑州 |
| 河北 | Hé běi | Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, abbr. 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄 |
| 河流 | hé liú | river; CL:条 |
| 河内 | Hé nèi | Hanoi, capital of Vietnam |
| 河口 | hé kǒu | estuary; the mouth of a river |
| 河道 | hé dào | river way; course of a river |
| 河床 | hé chuáng | riverbed |
| 河川 | hé chuān | rivers |
| 河西 | Hé xī | land west of the Yellow river; Shaanxi, Qinghai and Gansu provinces |
| 河岸 | hé àn | riverside; river bank |
| 河东 | Hé dōng | Hedong district of Linyi city 临沂市, Shandong |
| 河蟹 | hé xiè | river crab; internet censorship (pun on 'harmonious' 和谐, which is blocked by the great firewall of China) |
| 河套 | hé tào | river bend; the Great Bend of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia |
| 河外星系 | hé wài xīng xì | extragalactic star system; galaxy (not including our Galaxy) |
| 河畔 | hé pàn | riverside; river plain |
| 河北省 | Hé běi shěng | Hebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, abbr. 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄 |
| 河伯 | Hé bó | name or river God associated with Yellow river |
| 河北区 | Hé běi qū | Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 |
| 河北工业大学 | Hé běi Gōng yè Dà xué | Hebei University of Technology |
| 河北日报 | Hé běi rì bào | Hebei Daily, www.hebeidaily.com.cn |
| 河北梆子 | Hé běi bāng zǐ | Hebei opera |
| 河北科技大学 | Hé běi Kē jì Dà xué | Hebei University of Science and Technology |
| 河南省 | Hé nán shěng | Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 郑州 |
| 河南县 | Hé nán xiàn | He'nan Mengguzu autonomous county in Qinghai; in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黄南藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 河南蒙古族自治县 | Hé nán Méng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn | He'nan Mengguzu autonomous county in Qinghai; in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黄南藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 河卵石 | hé luǎn shí | pebble |
| 河叉 | hé chà | river mouth |
| 河口区 | Hé kǒu qū | Hekou district of Dongying city 东营市, Shandong |
| 河口瑶族自治县 | Hé kǒu Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Hekou Yaozu autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 河外星云 | hé wài xīng yún | extragalactic nebula |
| 河姆渡 | Hé mǔ dù | Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC |
| 河姆渡遗址 | Hé mǔ dù yí zhǐ | Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 长江 in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC |
| 河曲 | Hé qǔ | Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi |
| 河曲 | hé qū | bend (of a river); meander |
| 河曲县 | Hé qǔ xiàn | Hequ county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi |
| 河村 | Hé cūn | Kawamura (name) |
| 河东区 | Hé dōng qū | Hedong district of Tianjin municipality 天津市; Hedong district of Linyi city 临沂市, Shandong |
| 河槽 | hé cáo | river bed; channel |
| 河殇 | hé shāng | River Elegy, influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, said to have stimulated the Beijing Spring democracy movement of 1980s |
| 河水 | hé shuǐ | river water |
| 河水不犯井水 | hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ | lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.; Mind your own business. |
| 河池 | Hé chí | Hechi prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Hozciz |
| 河池地区 | Hé chí dì qū | Hechi prefecture in Guangxi |
| 河池市 | Hé chí shì | Hechi prefecture level city in Guangxi; Zhuang: Hozciz |
| 河洛人 | Hé luò rén | Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan |
| 河津 | Hé jīn | Hejin county level city in Yuncheng 运城, Shanxi |
| 河津市 | Hé jīn shì | Hejin county level city in Yuncheng 运城, Shanxi |
| 河清海晏 | hé qīng hǎi yàn | the Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm; the world is at peace (idiom) |
| 河港 | hé gǎng | river port |