| 沙丁鱼 | [ shā dīng yú ] sardine (loanword) |
| 沙丘鹤 | [ shā qiū hè ] (bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) |
| 沙依巴克区 | [ shā yī bā kè qū ] Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 沙加缅度 | [ shā jiā miǎn duó ] Sacramento |
| 沙参 | [ shā shēn ] ladybell root (Radix adenophorae) |
| 沙哑 | [ shā yǎ ] hoarse, rough |
| 沙国 | [ shā guó ] Saudi Arabia (Tw), abbr. for 沙烏地阿拉伯王國|沙乌地阿拉伯王国 |
| 沙地话 | [ shā dì huà ] see 啟海話|启海话[Qi3 hai3 hua4] |
| 沙坑杆 | [ shā kēng gān ] sand wedge (golf) |
| 沙坡头 | [ shā pō toú ] Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia |
| 沙坡头区 | [ shā pō toú qū ] Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市|中卫市[Zhong1 wei4 shi4], Ningxia |
| 沙坪坝 | [ shā píng bà ] Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 沙坪坝区 | [ shā píng bà qū ] Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 沙场 | [ shā chǎng ] sandpit, battleground, battlefield |
| 沙尘 | [ shā chén ] airborne sand and dust |
| 沙尘暴 | [ shā chén baò ] sand and dust storm |
| 沙坝 | [ shā bà ] a sandbank, a sand bar |
| 沙奎尔b7奥尼尔 | [ shā kuí ěr aò ní ěr ] Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star |
| 沙威玛 | [ shā weī mǎ ] shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword) |
| 沙市区 | [ shā shì qū ] Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei |
| 沙弥 | [ shā mí ] novice Buddhist monk |
| 沙悟净 | [ shā wù jìng ] Sha Wujing |
| 沙捞越 | [ shā laō yuè ] Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲 |
| 沙文主义 | [ shā wén zhǔ yì ] chauvinism |
| 沙棘属 | [ shā jí shǔ ] genus Hippophae, sea-buckthorns |
| 沙河口区 | [ shā hé koǔ qū ] Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning |
| 沙法维王朝 | [ shā fǎ weí wáng chaó ] Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722 |
| 沙洋县 | [ shā yáng xiàn ] Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門|荆门[Jing1 men2], Hubei |
| 沙滩 | [ shā tān ] beach, sandy shore, CL:片[pian4] |
| 沙滩排球 | [ shā tān paí qiú ] beach volleyball |
| 沙滩鞋 | [ shā tān xié ] beach shoes, wetsuit booties |
| 沙湾 | [ shā wān ] Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan, Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 沙湾区 | [ shā wān qū ] Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan |
| 沙湾县 | [ shā wān xiàn ] Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 沙乌地阿拉伯 | [ shā wū dì ā lā bó ] Saudi Arabia (Tw) |
| 沙爹酱 | [ shā diē jiàng ] satay sauce |
| 沙特鲁 | [ shā tè lǔ ] Châteauroux, Chateauroux (French town) |
| 沙琪玛 | [ shā qí mǎ ] sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks |
| 沙瓦玛 | [ shā wǎ mǎ ] shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword) |
| 沙画 | [ shā huà ] sand picture |
| 沙发 | [ shā fā ] sofa (loanword), CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1], (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post |
| 沙发客 | [ shā fā kè ] couchsurfing, couchsurfer |
| 沙发床 | [ shā fā chuáng ] sofa bed, sleeper sofa |
| 沙白喉林莺 | [ shā baí hoú lín yīng ] (bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula) |
| 沙皇俄国 | [ shā huáng é guó ] Tsarist Russia |
| 沙盘 | [ shā pán ] sand table (military), 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc), sand tray (on which to write characters) |
| 沙盘推演 | [ shā pán tuī yǎn ] to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom), to rehearse a planned action or activity, to conduct a dry run |
| 沙碛 | [ shā qì ] (literary) desert, sandy shore |
| 沙砾 | [ shā lì ] grains of sand |
| 沙县 | [ shā xiàn ] Sha county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian |
| 沙虫 | [ shā chóng ] sandworm |
| 沙蚕 | [ shā cán ] genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm |
| 沙质 | [ shā zhì ] sandy |
| 沙里亚 | [ shā lǐ yà ] sharia (Islamic law) (loanword) |
| 沙锅 | [ shā guō ] variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1] |
| 沙门 | [ shā mén ] monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India), Buddhist monk |
| 沙门氏菌 | [ shā mén shì jūn ] Salmonella |
| 沙门菌 | [ shā mén jūn ] salmonella |
| 沙雅县 | [ shā yǎ xiàn ] Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang |
| 沙头角 | [ shā toú ] Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong) |
| 沙鱼 | [ shā yú ] variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼[sha1 yu2] |
| 沙鹿镇 | [ shā lù zhèn ] Shalu Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| 沙丽 | [ shā lì ] sari (loanword) |
| 沙龙 | [ shā lóng ] salon (loanword) |
| ⇒ 一盘散沙 | [ yī pán sǎn shā ] lit. like a sheet of loose sand, fig. unable to cooperate (idiom) |
| ⇒ 中沙群岛 | [ zhōng shā qún daǒ ] Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island |
| ⇒ 中华秋沙鸭 | [ zhōng huá qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus) |
| ⇒ 伤寒沙门氏菌 | [ shāng hán shā mén shì jūn ] salmonella typhimurium |
| ⇒ 加沙地带 | [ jiā shā dì daì ] Gaza strip |
| ⇒ 南沙区 | [ nán shā qū ] Nansha District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| ⇒ 南沙群岛 | [ nán shā qún daǒ ] Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam |
| ⇒ 古尔班通古特沙漠 | [ gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè shā mò ] Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang |
| ⇒ 单人沙发 | [ dān rén shā fā ] (upholstered) armchair |
| ⇒ 塔克拉玛干沙漠 | [ tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò ] Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang |
| ⇒ 大沙锥 | [ dà shā zhuī ] (bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala) |
| ⇒ 契沙比克湾 | [ qì shā bǐ kè wān ] Chesapeake Bay |
| ⇒ 孤沙锥 | [ gū shā zhuī ] (bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) |
| ⇒ 库姆塔格沙漠 | [ kù mǔ tǎ gé shā mò ] Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert, northwestern China |
| ⇒ 恒河沙数 | [ héng hé shā shù ] countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom) |
| ⇒ 爱沙尼亚 | [ aì shā ní yà ] Estonia |
| ⇒ 懒人沙发 | [ lǎn rén shā fā ] beanbag |
| ⇒ 战死沙场 | [ zhàn sǐ shā chǎng ] to die in battle (idiom) |
| ⇒ 扇尾沙锥 | [ shān weǐ shā zhuī ] (bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| ⇒ 押沙龙 | [ yā shā lóng ] Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament) |
| ⇒ 抟沙 | [ tuán shā ] lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose |
| ⇒ 普通秋沙鸭 | [ pǔ tōng qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser) |
| ⇒ 曼珠沙华 | [ màn zhū shā huā ] red spider lily (Lycoris radiata), Sanskrit mañjusaka, cluster amaryllis |
| ⇒ 林沙锥 | [ lín shā zhuī ] (bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola) |
| ⇒ 毛腿沙鸡 | [ maó tuǐ shā jī ] (bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) |
| ⇒ 流动性大沙漠 | [ liú dòng xìng dà shā mò ] shifting sand dunes |
| ⇒ 澳南沙锥 | [ aò nán shā zhuī ] (bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) |
| ⇒ 白沙工农区 | [ baí shā gōng nóng qū ] Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan county level city 萬源|万源[Wan4 yuan2] in 1993 |
| ⇒ 白沙县 | [ baí shā xiàn ] Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan |
| ⇒ 白沙乡 | [ baí shā xiāng ] Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan |
| ⇒ 白沙黎族自治县 | [ baí shā lí zú zì zhì xiàn ] Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan |
| ⇒ 白秋沙鸭 | [ baí qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus) |
| ⇒ 眼里容不得沙子 | [ yǎn lǐ róng bu dé shā zi ] can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom), unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind, not prepared to turn a blind eye |
| ⇒ 眼里揉不得沙子 | [ yǎn lǐ roú bu dé shā zi ] see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5] |
| ⇒ 福尔摩沙 | [ fú ěr mó shā ] Formosa (Tw) |
| ⇒ 约沙法 | [ yuē shā fǎ ] Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism) |
| ⇒ 红胸秋沙鸭 | [ hóng xiōng qiū shā yā ] (bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) |
| ⇒ 红豆沙 | [ hóng doù shā ] red bean paste |
| ⇒ 细沙 | [ xì shā ] fine sand |
| ⇒ 英吉沙县 | [ yīng jí shā xiàn ] Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang |
| ⇒ 莫哈韦沙漠 | [ mò hā weí shā mò ] Mojave Desert, southwestern USA |
| ⇒ 华沙 | [ huá shā ] Warsaw, capital of Poland |
| ⇒ 蒙古沙鸻 | [ měng gǔ shā héng ] (bird species of China) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus) |
| ⇒ 蚕沙 | [ cán shā ] silkworm guano (excrement) |
| ⇒ 西南中沙群岛 | [ xī nán zhōng shā qún daǒ ] Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan |
| ⇒ 西沙群岛 | [ xī shā qún daǒ ] Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea |
| ⇒ 西藏毛腿沙鸡 | [ xī zàng maó tuǐ shā jī ] (bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus) |
| ⇒ 猫沙 | [ maō shā ] cat litter, kitty litter |
| ⇒ 输沙量 | [ shū shā liàng ] quantity of sand (transported by a river), sediment content |
| ⇒ 鄂尔多斯沙漠 | [ è ěr duō sī shā mò ] Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 金沙县 | [ jīn shā xiàn ] Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 金沙萨 | [ jīn shā sà ] Kinshasa, capital of Zaire |
| ⇒ 金沙镇 | [ jīn shā zhèn ] Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan |
| ⇒ 针尾沙锥 | [ zhēn weǐ shā zhuī ] (bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura) |
| ⇒ 铁嘴沙鸻 | [ tiě zuǐ shā héng ] (bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) |
| ⇒ 长沙 | [ cháng shā ] Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China |
| ⇒ 长沙市 | [ cháng shā shì ] Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China |
| ⇒ 长沙湾 | [ cháng shā wān ] Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong) |
| ⇒ 长沙县 | [ cháng shā xiàn ] Changsha county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan |
| ⇒ 防风固沙 | [ fáng fēng gù shā ] sand break (in desert environment) |
| ⇒ 阿法尔沙漠 | [ ā fǎ ěr shā mò ] Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia |
| ⇒ 云沙 | [ yún shā ] muscovite, mica (used in TCM), Muscovitum |
| ⇒ 风沙 | [ fēng shā ] sand blown by wind, sandstorm |
| ⇒ 腾格里沙漠 | [ téng gé lǐ shā mò ] Tengger Desert |
| ⇒ 黑腹沙鸡 | [ heī fù shā jī ] (bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis) |
| ⇒ 龙沙 | [ lóng shā ] Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 龙沙区 | [ lóng shā qū ] Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang |
