| 鸿 | hóng | eastern bean goose; great; large |
| 鸿沟 | hóng gōu | wide gap; gulf; chasm; lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 汉 |
| 鸿图 | hóng tú | variant of 宏图 |
| 鸿图大计 | hóng tú dà jì | important large scale project |
| 鸿毛泰山 | hóng máo Tài shān | light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another |
| 鸿毛泰岱 | hóng máo tài dài | light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another |
| 鸿海 | Hóng hǎi | Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company |
| 鸿章 | Hóng zhāng | Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat |
| 鸿门宴 | Hóng mén yàn | Feast at Hongmen; fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 项羽 |
| 鸿雁 | hóng yàn | swan goose |
| 鸿鹄 | hóng hú | swan; person with noble aspirations |
