| 堂・吉河德 | Táng · Jí hé dé | Don Quixote (hero of novel by Cervantes) |
| 塔河 | Tǎ hé | Tahe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang |
| 塔河县 | Tǎ hé xiàn | Tahe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang |
| 塔里木河 | Tǎ lǐ mù hé | Tarim river of Xinjiang |
| 塞纳河 | Sāi nà hé | Seine |
| 夏河 | Xià hé | Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet |
| 夏河县 | Xià hé xiàn | Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet |
| 多瑙河 | Duō nǎo hé | Danube |
| 大沙河 | Dà shā hé | Dasha River in Shanxi; Dasha River in Jinagsu |
| 大湄公河次区域 | Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yù | Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam |
大湄公河次区域合
作 | Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yù hé zuò | Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam |
| 天河 | Tiān hé | Milky Way; Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 广州市, Guangdong |
| 天河区 | Tiān hé qū | Tianhe district of Guangzhou city 广州市, Guangdong |
| 太子河区 | Tài zǐ hé qū | Taizi district of Liaoyang city 辽阳市, Liaoning |
| 太阳照在桑干河上 | Tài yáng Zhào Zài Sāng gān Hé Shàng | The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River, proletarian novel by Ding Ling, winner of 1951 Stalin prize |
| 奥克苏斯河 | Ào kè sū sī Hé | Oxus River; alternative name for Amu Darya 阿姆河 |
| 孔雀河 | Kǒng què hé | Peacock river in Xinjiang |
| 密西西比河 | Mì xī xī bǐ hé | Mississippi River |
| 宁河 | Níng hé | Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津 |
| 宁河县 | Níng hé xiàn | Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津 |
| 封河期 | fēng hé qī | freezing over of river in winter |
| 小河区 | Xiǎo hé qū | Xiaohe district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou |
| 尼日尔河 | Ní rì ěr hé | Niger River of West Africa |
| 尼雅河 | Ní yǎ hé | Niya River in south Xinjiang |
| 山河镇 | Shān hé zhèn | Shanhe town in Zhengning county 正宁县, Qingyang 庆阳, Gansu |
| 布吉河 | Bù jí hé | Buji River, tributary of Shenzhen or Shamchun river 深圳河, Guangdong |
| 年楚河 | Nián chǔ hé | Nyang qu or Nian chu River in Tibet, a tributary of Yarlung Tsangpo |
| 幼发拉底河 | Yòu fā lā dǐ hé | Euphrates river |
| 幼发拉底河谷 | yòu fā lā dǐ hé gǔ | Euphrates river valley |
| 底格里斯河 | Dǐ gé lǐ sī hé | Tigris River, Iraq |
| 广河 | Guǎng hé | Guanghe county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu |
| 广河县 | Guǎng hé xiàn | Guanghe county in Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture 临夏回族自治州, Gansu |
| 引河 | yǐn hé | irrigation channel |
| 恒河 | Héng hé | Ganges River |
| 恒河沙数 | Héng hé shā shù | countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom) |
| 恒河猴 | Héng hé hóu | rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta); rhesus monkey; lit. river Ganges monkey of north India |
| 爱河 | ài hé | the river of love; a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) |
| 拔河 | bá hé | tug-of-war; to take part in a tug-of-war |
| 摸石头过河 | mō shí tou guò hé | lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones; improvise by trial-and-error; move cautiously |
| 新河 | Xīn hé | Xinhe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 新河县 | Xīn hé xiàn | Xinhe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 易北河 | Yì běi hé | Elbe river |
| 昭披耶河 | Zhāo pī yē hé | Chao Phraya river, the main river of Thailand |
| 暗河 | àn hé | underground river |
| 暴虎冯河 | bào hǔ píng hé | lit. fight tiger bare handed and wade rivers (idiom); fig. bull-headed heroism |
| 东河 | Dōng hé | Donghe or Tungho township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 东河区 | Dōng hé qū | Donghe district of Baotou city 包头市, Inner Mongolia |
| 东河乡 | Dōng hé xiāng | Donghe or Tungho township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 柳河 | Liǔ hé | Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin |
| 柳河县 | Liǔ hé xiàn | Liuhe county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin |
