to fly on a crane; to die

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)

(bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)

(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)

paper crane

to die; to fly on a crane

to ride a crane (as a Daoist adept)

an official's emolument

see 鶴城區|鹤城区[He4 cheng2 Qu1]

see 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4]

see 鶴山區|鹤山区[He4 shan1 Qu1]; see 鶴山市|鹤山市[He4 shan1 Shi4]

see 鶴崗市|鹤岗市[He4 gang3 Shi4]

see 鶴峰縣|鹤峰县[He4 feng1 Xian4]

see 鶴慶縣|鹤庆县[He4 qing4 Xian4]

(bird species of China) spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)

Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985; favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes; Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢[Cui1 Hao4], with theme 'the past will never return'; one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁[Teng2 wang2 Ge2] in Nanchang, Jiangxi

(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

Grus (constellation)

Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet

(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)

flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)

(bird species of China) hooded crane (Grus monacha)

(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Antigone vipio)

Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings

Baihetan, the name of a hydroelectric dam on the Jinsha River 金沙江[Jin1 sha1 Jiang1] at a point where the river forms a border between Yunnan and Sichuan

(bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)

(bird species of China) sarus crane (Antigone antigone)

(Daoism) to die

Hoklo people, southern Chinese people of Taiwan

pickax

Hecheng, a district of Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan

Hebi, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2 nan2 Sheng3]

Heshan, a district of Hebi City 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[He4 bi4 Shi4], Henan

Heshan, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong

Hegang, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]

Hefeng, a county in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州[En1 shi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Hubei

Heqing, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

(bird species of China) black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis)

carrying very little luggage (idiom); honest and incorruptible (government officials)

to be gone forever (idiom); to disappear without a trace

longevity

a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner

lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things

to die

(idiom) free spirit; person who leads a carefree, unfettered life

lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery

to fly on a crane and become immortal