| 运河 | yùn hé | canal |  |
| 水渠 | shuǐ qú | canal |  |
| 明渠 | míng qú | (open, uncovered) water channel / canal | |
| 漕 |  cáo | to transport (esp. grain) by water / (literary) watercourse / canal | |
| 人工河 | rén gōng hé | canal / man-made waterway | |
| 鸿沟 | hóng gōu | (fig.) gulf / chasm / wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 / and Han 漢|汉 | |
| 水到渠成 | shuǐ dào qú chéng | lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom) / fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally | |
| 周庄 | Zhōu zhuāng | Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction | |
| 大运 | Dà yùn | Mandate of Heaven / the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC / usually written 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2] | |
| 开凿 | kāi záo | to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc) | |
| 沟渠 | gōu qú | channel / moat / irrigation canal | |
| 盆腔 | pén qiāng | the pelvic cavity / birth canal | |
| 大运河 | Dà Yùn hé | the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC | |
| 船闸 | chuán zhá | a canal lock | |
| 漕河 | cáo hé | waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]) | |
| 京杭大运河 | Jīng Háng Dà Yùn hé | the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC | |
| 干渠 | gàn qú | trunk canal | |
| 外耳道 | wài ěr dào | external auditory meatus / auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 / and tympanum 鼓膜 | |
| 苏伊士运河 | Sū yī shì Yùn hé | Suez Canal | |
| 开河 | kāi hé | to open a river / to dig a canal / to thaw (of river) | |
| 巴拿马运河 | Bā ná mǎ Yùn hé | Panama Canal | |
| 灵渠 | Líng qú | Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1] | |
| 周庄镇 | Zhōu zhuāng Zhèn | Zhouzhuang, old canal town between Shanghai and Suzhou, tourist attraction | |
| 渠 | qú | big / stream or canal / drain / ditch / CL:條|条[tiao2] / him (dialect) / outer rim of a carriage wheel (old) | |
| 产道 | chǎn dào | birth canal (in obstetrics) | |
| 半规管 | bàn guī guǎn | (anatomy) semicircular canal | |
| 京杭运河 | Jīng Háng Yùn hé | the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC | |
| 湘桂运河 | Xiāng Guì Yùn hé | Hunan-Guangxi Canal, another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an County 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi | |
| 兴安运河 | Xīng ān Yùn hé | another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[Ling2 qu2], canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi | |
| 苏伊士河 | Sū yī shì hé | the Suez canal | |
| 郑国渠 | Zhèng guó qú | Zhengguo canal, a 150 km long irrigation canal in Shaanxi built in 264 BC | |
| 阴道棕榈状壁 | yīn dào zōng lu:2 zhuàng bì | palmate folds of cervical canal / plicae palmatae canalis cervicis uteri | |
| 巴拿马运河条约 | bā ná mǎ yùn hé tiáo yuē | Panama Canal Treaty | |
| 根管治疗 | gēn guǎn zhì liáo | root canal therapy (dentistry) | |
| 关于巴拿马运河永久中立和营运的条约 | | Treaty concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal | |
| 巴拿马运河管理局组织法 | bā ná mǎ yùn hé guǎn lǐ jú zǔ zhī fǎ | Organic Law on the Panama Canal Authority | |
| 巴拿马运河管理局 | bā ná mǎ yùn hé guǎn lǐ jú | Panama Canal Authority | |
| 巴拿马运河委员会 | | Panama Canal Commission | |
| 国际洋际运河研究大会 | | Congrès international d'études du canal interocéanique | |
| 关于巴拿马运河的世界大会 | | Universal Congress on the Panama Canal | |
| 古纤道 | Gǔ Qiàn dào | Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province | |
| 泇河 | Jiā Hé | Jia River, originating in Shandong and flowing through Jiangsu into the Grand Canal | |
