| 湖北 | hú běi | Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4] |
| 湖北省 | hú běi shěng | Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂[E4], capital Wuhan 武漢|武汉[Wu3 han4] |
| 湖南 | hú nán | Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1] |
| 湖泊 | hú bó | lake |
| 江湖 | jiāng hú | rivers and lakes; all corners of the country |
| 湖南省 | hú nán shěng | Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘[Xiang1], capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1] |
| 湖面 | hú miàn | |
| 西湖 | xī hú | Xihu or West lake (place name); West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang |
| 湖区 | hú qū | Lake District, north England |
| 芜湖 | wú hú | Wuhu prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 湖州 | hú zhōu | Huzhou prefecture-level city in Zhejiang |
| 湖畔 | hú pàn | lakeside |
