奥 涅 加 湖 ào niè jiā hú Lake 马 拉 开 波 湖 mǎ lā kāi bō hú Lake 湖 泊 hú pō lake 海 子 hǎi zi (dialect) wetlands / lake 湖 hú lake / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] 泊 pō lake / Taiwan pr. [bo2] 潢 huáng dye paper / lake / pond / mount scroll 汹 涌 xiōng yǒng to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) / turbulent 天 池 Tiān chí "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain / used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2] 水 浒 shuǐ hǔ edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore 明 镜 míng jìng mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat &ndash / such as a lake &ndash / or sth that provides clarity and insight) 水 边 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) 拉 克 lā kè edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) 泸 沽 湖 Lú gū Hú Lugu Lake, alpine lake on the border of Yunnan and Sichuan 千 岛 湖 Qiān dǎo Hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 洞 庭 湖 Dòng tíng Hú Dongting Lake in northeast Hunan province 断 桥 Duàn Qiáo The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou) 拉 客 lā kè to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc) / to importune 游 弋 yóu yì (of a naval vessel) to cruise / to patrol / (of ducks, boats etc) to move about on a lake or river etc 青 海 湖 Qīng hǎi Hú Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon) 天 鹅 湖 Tiān é Hú Swan Lake 瑶 池 Yáo chí the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 湖 区 Hú Qū Lake District, north England 滇 池 Diān chí lake Dianchi in Yunnan 湖 光 山 色 hú guāng shān sè scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) / beautiful lake and mountain landscape 鄱 阳 湖 Pó yáng Hú Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi 盐 湖 yán hú salt lake 碧 螺 春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu 洱 海 Er3 hǎi Erhai Lake 日 月 潭 Rì yuè tán Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County, Taiwan 白 洋 淀 Bái yáng diàn Baiyang Lake in Hebei 盐 湖 城 Yán hú chéng Salt Lake City, capital of Utah 纳 木 错 Nà mù cuò Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet 雷 峰 塔 Léi fēng Tǎ Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake) 淡 水 湖 dàn shuǐ hú freshwater lake 喀 纳 斯 湖 Kā nà sī Hú Kanas Lake in Xinjiang 淀 山 湖 Diàn shān Hú Dianshan Lake in Shanghai 赛 里 木 湖 Sài lǐ mù Hú Sayram Lake in Xinjiang 博 斯 腾 湖 Bó sī téng Hú Bosten Lake in Xinjiang 咸 水 湖 xián shuǐ hú salt lake 泡 pāo puffed / swollen / spongy / small lake (esp. in place names) / classifier for urine or feces 滨 bīn (bound form) water's edge / bank / shore / (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc) 鄱 pó name of a lake 澧 Lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2] / surname Li 镜 花 水 月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom) / fig. an unrealistic rosy view / viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles / also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花 湖 滨 hú bīn lake front 西 湖 Xī hú Xihu or West lake (place name) / West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang / Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan 伊 利 湖 Yī lì Hú Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] 贝 加 尔 湖 Bèi jiā ěr Hú Lake Baikal, Russia 休 伦 湖 Xiū lún Hú Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] 盐 滩 yán tān salt flats / salt lake 人 工 湖 rén gōng hú artificial lake 草 海 Cǎo hǎi Caohai Lake, Guizhou 池 盐 chí yán salt from a salt lake 罗 布 泊 Luó bù bó Lop Nor, salt lake and nuclear testing site in Xinjiang 羊 卓 错 Yáng zhuó cuò Yamdroktso lake in central Tibet 洪 泽 湖 Hóng zé Hú Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province 昆 明 湖 Kūn míng Hú Kunming Lake 澧 水 Lǐ shuǐ Lishui river in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 苏 必 利 尔 湖 Sū bì lì ěr Hú Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] 维 多 利 亚 湖 Wéi duō lì yà Hú Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile 岳 阳 楼 Yuè yáng Lóu Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[Dong4 ting2 Hu2] / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi 乍 得 湖 Zhà dé Hú Lake Chad 七 河 州 Qī hé zhōu Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴爾喀什湖|巴尔喀什湖[Ba1 er3 ka1 shi2 Hu2] 伊 塞 克 湖 Yī sāi kè Hú Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan 内 流 河 nèi liú hé inward flowing river / river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河 北 湖 区 Běi hú qū North lake district / Beihu district of Chenzhou city 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 shi4], Hunan 呼 伦 湖 Hū lún Hú Hulun Lake of Inner Mongolia 坦 噶 尼 喀 湖 Tǎn gá ní kā Hú Lake Tanganyika in East Africa 堰 塞 湖 yàn sè hú barrier lake / landslide dam / dammed lake 大 湖 区 dà hú qū Lake district, north England 安 大 略 湖 An1 dà lu:è Hú Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] 密 歇 根 湖 Mì xiē gēn Hú Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] 察 尔 汗 盐 湖 Chá ěr hán Yán hú Qarhan Salt Lake in west Qinghai 巴 尔 喀 什 湖 Bā ěr kā shí Hú Lake Balkhash in southeast Kazakhstan 木 格 措 Mù gé cuò Lake Mibgai Co or Miga Tso, in Dartsendo or Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan 汨 罗 江 Mì luó jiāng Miluo river in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, flows into Dongting lake 沅 江 Yuán jiāng river in Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / Yuanjiang, county-level city in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan 火 湖 huǒ hú burning lake / lake of burning sulfur / inferno (in Christian mythology) 乌 伦 古 湖 Wū lún gǔ Hú Ulungur Lake in Xinjiang 熔 岩 湖 róng yán hú lava lake 珊 瑚 潭 shān hú tán coral lake 程 海 湖 Chéng hǎi Hú Chenghai Lake in Lijiang 麗江市|丽江市, Hunan 艾 丁 湖 Aì dīng Hú Ayding Lake (Aydingkol) in Xinjiang 艾 比 湖 Aì bǐ Hú Aibi Lake (Ebinur) in Xinjiang 芍 陂 Què pí Quepi lake (irrigation project in Han to Tang times on Huai river 淮河 / in modern Anhui) 筼 筜 湖 Yún dāng Hú Yundang or Yuandang Lake in Xiamen 西 湖 区 Xī hú qū West lake district (place name) / Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang / Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi 贝 尔 湖 Bèi ěr Hú Buir Lake of Inner Mongolia 长 白 山 天 池 Cháng bái shān tiān chí Changbaishan Tianchi, volcanic crater lake on the border between China and North Korea 雷 扎 耶 湖 Léi zhá yē Hú Lake Urmia, northwest Iran, a major salt lake / formerly called lake Rezaiyeh 盐 湖 区 Yán hú qū Yanhu district (Salt Lake district) of Yuncheng city 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 shi4], Shanxi 的 的 喀 喀 湖 Dì dì kā kā Hú Lake Titicaca 博 登 湖 Bó dēng Hú Lake Constance (between Germany, Austria and Switzerland) 羊 卓 雍 错 yáng zhuó yōng cuò Yamdrok Lake, Tibet 蜡 克 là kè Yamdrok Lake, Tibet 中 等 滋 育 湖 mesotrophic lake 江 河 湖 泊 流 域 委 员 会 Committee on River and Lake Basins 南 极 冰 川 下 湖 泊 勘 探 专 家 组 nán jí bīng chuān xià hú bó kān tàn zhuān jiā zǔ Group of Specialists on Subglacial Antarctic Lake Exploration 湖 冰 hú bīng lake ice