| 1 | 鹤 | 鶴 | hè | he4 | crane | | |
| 2 | 白鹤滩 | 白鶴灘 | bái hè tān | Bai2 he4 tan1 | Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江 at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan | | |
| 3 | 鹤壁 | 鶴壁 | hè bì | He4 bi4 | Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan | | |
| 4 | 纸鹤 | 紙鶴 | zhǐ hè | zhi3 he4 | paper crane | | |
| 5 | 鹤佬人 | 鶴佬人 | hè lǎo rén | He4 lao3 ren2 | Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan | | |
| 6 | 鹤骨鸡肤 | 鶴骨雞膚 | hè gǔ jī fū | he4 gu3 ji1 fu1 | thin and weak (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 鹤岗市 | 鶴崗市 | hè gǎng shì | He4 gang3 shi4 | Hegang prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China | | |
| 8 | 鹤岗 | 鶴崗 | hè gǎng | He4 gang3 | Hegang prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 in northeast China | | |
| 9 | 鹤俸 | 鶴俸 | hè fèng | he4 feng4 | an official's emolument | | |
| 10 | 鹤峰县 | 鶴峰縣 | hè fēng xiàn | He4 feng1 xian4 | Hefeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 , Hubei | | |
| 11 | 鹤峰 | 鶴峰 | hè fēng | He4 feng1 | Hefeng county in Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州 , Hubei | | |
| 12 | 鹤发童颜 | 鶴髮童顏 | hè fà tóng yán | he4 fa4 tong2 yan2 | hale and hearty (of elderly) (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 鹤城区 | 鶴城區 | hè chéng qū | He4 cheng2 qu1 | Hecheng district of Huaihua city 怀化市 , Hunan | | |
| 14 | 鹤城 | 鶴城 | hè chéng | He4 cheng2 | Hecheng district of Huaihua city 怀化市 , Hunan | | |
| 15 | 鹤壁市 | 鶴壁市 | hè bì shì | He4 bi4 shi4 | Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan | | |
| 16 | 白鹤 | 白鶴 | bái hè | bai2 he4 | (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus) | | |
| 17 | 风声鹤唳 | 風聲鶴唳 | fēng shēng hè lì | feng1 sheng1 he4 li4 | lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery | | |
| 18 | 焚琴煮鹤 | 焚琴煮鶴 | fén qín zhǔ hè | fen2 qin2 zhu3 he4 | lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things | | |
| 19 | 杜荀鹤 | 杜荀鶴 | dù xún hè | Du4 Xun2 he4 | Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet | | |
| 20 | 丹顶鹤 | 丹頂鶴 | dān dǐng hè | dan1 ding3 he4 | (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) | | |
| 21 | 赤颈鹤 | 赤頸鶴 | chì jǐng hè | chi4 jing3 he4 | (bird species of China) sarus crane (Grus antigone) | | |
| 22 | 乘鹤 | 乘鶴 | chéng hè | cheng2 he4 | to fly on a crane; to die | | |
| 23 | 白枕鹤 | 白枕鶴 | bái zhěn hè | bai2 zhen3 he4 | (bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio) | | |
| 24 | 白头鹤 | 白頭鶴 | bái tóu hè | bai2 tou2 he4 | (bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha) | | |
| 25 | 白鹤拳 | 白鶴拳 | bái hè quán | bai2 he4 quan2 | Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form | | |