| 先声 | xiān shēng | herald / precursor / harbinger |   |
| 继往开来 | jì wǎng kāi lái | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages | |
| 承前启后 | chéng qián qǐ hòu | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages | |
| 报晓 | bào xiǎo | to herald the break of day | |
| 洗马 | xiǎn mǎ | (official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China) | |
| 承上起下 | chéng shàng qǐ xià | to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages | |
| 国际先驱论坛报 | Guó jì Xiān qū Lùn tán Bào | International Herald Tribune | |
| 大鸿胪 | dà hóng lú | Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] | |
