| hé | pit/stone/nucleus |
| hé | to investigate thoroughly |
| 核 | pit stone nucleus |
| 核不扩散 | nuclear nonproliferation |
| 核丝 | linin; karyophans; nucleonema |
| 核乳胶 | nuclear emulsion |
| 核事件 | nuclear incident |
| 核事故 | nuclear accident |
| 核仁 | nucleolus (within nucleus of cell) |
| 核价 | pricing |
| 核优势 | nuclear superiority |
| 核体 | nucleosome; karyoplasm |
| 核保护伞 | nuclear umbrella |
| 核俱乐部 | nuclear club |
| 核僵持 | nuclear equipoise nuclear stalemate |
| 核儿 | pit (stone of a fruit) |
| 核共振 | nuclear resonance |
| 核内体 | endosome |
| 核军备 | nuclear arms |
| 核冬天 | nuclear winter |
| 核准 | to authorize to investigate then ratify |
| 核减 | examine and make cuts |