| 汕 | [ shàn ] bamboo fish trap, used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2] |
| 汕尾 | [ shàn weǐ ] Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong |
| 汕尾市 | [ shàn weǐ shì ] Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong province |
| 汕頭 | [ shàn toú ] Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow), prefecture-level city in Guangdong |
| 汕頭地區 | [ shàn toú dì qū ] Shantou prefecture, Guangdong |
| 汕頭大學 | [ shàn toú dà xué ] Shantou University |
| 汕頭市 | [ shàn toú shì ] Shantou prefecture-level city in Guangdong |
| ⇒ 潮汕 | [ chaó shàn ] Chaoshan, conurbation in the east of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] |