| 鹤 | hè | crane |
| 鹤佬人 | Hè lǎo rén | Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan |
| 鹤俸 | hè fèng | an official's emolument |
| 鹤城 | Hè chéng | Hecheng district of Huaihua city 怀化市, Hunan |
| 鹤城区 | Hè chéng qū | Hecheng district of Huaihua city 怀化市, Hunan |
| 鹤壁 | Hè bì | Hebi prefecture level city in Henan |
| 鹤壁市 | Hè bì shì | Hebi prefecture level city in Henan |
| 鹤山 | Hè shān | Heshan district of Hebi city 鹤壁市, Henan; Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江门, Guangdong |
| 鹤山区 | Hè shān qū | Heshan district of Hebi city 鹤壁市, Henan |
| 鹤山市 | Hè shān shì | Heshan county level city in Jiangmen 江门, Guangdong |
| 鹤峰 | Hè fēng | Hefeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 鹤峰县 | Hè fēng xiàn | Hefeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州, Hubei |
| 鹤岗 | Hè gǎng | Hegang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China |
| 鹤岗市 | Hè gǎng shì | Hegang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China |
| 鹤庆 | Hè qìng | Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 鹤庆县 | Hè qìng xiàn | Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 鹤立鸡群 | hè lì jī qún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior |