| 永丰县 | Yǒng fēng xiàn | Yongfeng county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| 永贞内禅 | Yǒng zhēn nèi shàn | Yongzhen abdication of 805 |
| 永贞革新 | Yǒng zhēn gé xīn | Yongzhen reform, Tang dynasty failed reform movement of 805 led by Wang Shuwen 王叔文 |
| 永逝 | yǒng shì | gone forever; to die |
| 永靖 | Yǒng jìng | Yongjing county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu; Yungching township in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 永靖县 | Yǒng jìng xiàn | Yongjing county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu |
| 永靖乡 | Yǒng jìng xiāng | Yungching township in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 永顺 | Yǒng shùn | Yongshun county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 |
| 永顺县 | Yǒng shùn xiàn | Yongshun county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 |
| 江永 | Jiāng yǒng | Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
| 江永县 | Jiāng yǒng xiàn | Jiangyong county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan |
| 王永民 | Wáng Yǒng mín | Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五笔输入法 |
| 叶永烈 | Yè Yǒng liè | Ye Yonglie (1940-), popular science writer |
| 郭永怀 | Guō Yǒng huái | Guo Yonghuai (1909-1968), Chinese aviation pioneer |
| 金永南 | Jīn Yǒng nán | Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998 and president of Supreme people's assembly from 1998 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader) |
| 钱永健 | Qián Yǒng jiàn | Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate |
| 隽永 | juàn yǒng | meaningful; thought-provoking; significant |
