Usage of the character 沙

Baisha (common place name)
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

shābǎo

沙堡

[沙堡]

sandcastle

Shāyáng

沙洋

[沙洋]

Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門／荆门 ( Jīngmén), Hubei

Shānà

沙那

[沙那]

Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)

Shāyǎ

沙雅

[沙雅]

Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

jīnshā

金沙

[金沙]

gold dust
salted egg yolk sauce

shāpán

沙盘

[沙盤]

sand table (military)
3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc)
sand tray (on which to write characters)

Shā Sēng

沙僧

[沙僧]

Sha Wujing

shāchá

沙茶

[沙茶]

satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate

shāsī

沙司

[沙司]

sauce (loanword)

shāguō

沙锅

[沙鍋]

variant of 砂鍋／砂锅 (shāguō)

Xīshā

西沙

[西沙]

see 西沙群島／西沙群岛 ( Xīshā Qúndǎo)

māoshā

猫沙

[貓沙]

cat litter
kitty litter

Shā E

沙俄

[沙俄]

Tsarist Russia
abbr. for 沙皇俄國／沙皇俄国 ( Shāhuáng Eguó)

shāzi

沙子

[沙子]

sand
grit
CL:粒 (lì),把 (bǎ)

shāzhǎn

沙展

[沙展]

sergeant (loanword)

shājí

沙䳭

[沙䳭]

(bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)

shāyǎ

沙哑

[沙啞]

hoarse; husky; raspy

shālì

沙粒

[沙粒]

grain of sand

shāmén

沙门

[沙門]

monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)
Buddhist monk

shāshì

沙士

[沙士]

(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink)
(HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

shāyǎn

沙眼

[沙眼]

trachoma

shādiāo

沙雕

[沙雕]

sand sculpture

xìshā

细沙

[細沙]

fine sand

shāmò

沙漠

[沙漠]

desert
CL:個／个 (gè)

Shāhé Shì

沙河市

[沙河市]

Shahe, a county-level city in Xingtai City 邢臺市／邢台市 ( Xíngtái Shì), Hebei

gūshāzhuī

孤沙锥

[孤沙錐]

(bird species of China) solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria)

Shāhéshang

沙和尚

[沙和尚]

Sha Wujing

shāwēimǎ

沙威玛

[沙威瑪]

shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

Génièshā

格涅沙

[格涅沙]

Ganesha (the elephant-headed God in Hinduism, son of Shiva and Parvati)

shālǐyà

沙里亚

[沙里亞]

sharia (Islamic law) (loanword)

Lóngshāqū

龙沙区

[龍沙區]

Longsha district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾／齐齐哈尔 ( Qíqíhā'ěr), Heilongjiang

shājíshǔ

沙棘属

[沙棘屬]

genus Hippophae
sea-buckthorns

Shāshìqū

沙市区

[沙市區]

Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市／荆州市 ( Jīngzhōushì), Hubei

Báishāxiàn

白沙县

[白沙縣]

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

línshāzhuī

林沙锥

[林沙錐]

(bird species of China) wood snipe (Gallinago nemoricola)

Sānshā Shì

三沙市

[三沙市]

Sansha, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省 ( Hǎinán Shěng)

chángshāwān

长沙湾

[長沙灣]

Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)

Jīnshā Jiāng

金沙江

[金沙江]

Jinsha River, the upper course of the Yangtze River 長江／长江 ( Cháng Jiāng) in southwestern China

Shāpōtóu

沙坡头

[沙坡頭]

Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市／中卫市 ( Zhōngwèishì), Ningxia

shāpígǒu

沙皮狗

[沙皮狗]

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

Shā Tóu Jiǎo

沙头角

[沙頭角]

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

shādàishǔ

沙袋鼠

[沙袋鼠]

swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

bāshāyú

巴沙鱼

[巴沙魚]

(loanword) basa (Pangasius bocourti)

yáshāyàn

崖沙燕

[崖沙燕]

(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)

hóngdòushā

红豆沙

[紅豆沙]

red bean paste

shāqímǎ

沙琪玛

[沙琪瑪]

sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks

shāfākè

沙发客

[沙發客]

couchsurfing
couchsurfer

liúshābāo

流沙包

[流沙包]

salted egg custard bun; lava bun (steamed bun with a sweet runny egg custard filling, a popular dim sum)

āshālì

阿沙力

[阿沙力]

variant of 阿莎力 (āshālì)

Liào Mòshā

廖沫沙

[廖沫沙]

Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution

Shālāoyuè

沙捞越

[沙撈越]

Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲／婆罗洲

shāchénbào

沙尘暴

[沙塵暴]

sand and dust storm

shāqímǎ

沙其马

[沙其馬]

variant of 沙琪瑪／沙琪玛 (shāqímǎ)

Shā Wùjìng

沙悟净

[沙悟淨]

Sha Wujing, aka Friar Sand or Sandy, one of the three disciples of the Buddhist monk Tang Sanzang in "Journey to the West" 西遊記／西游记 ( Xīyóujì)

Shāyǎxiàn

沙雅县

[沙雅縣]

Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区 ( Akèsūdìqū), west Xinjiang

Báishāwǎ

白沙瓦

[白沙瓦]

Peshawar, city in north Pakistan

shāxīmǐ

沙西米

[沙西米]

sashimi (loanword)

Yīngjíshā

英吉沙

[英吉沙]

Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Lùshākǎ

路沙卡

[路沙卡]

Lusaka, capital of Zambia (Tw)

Yuēshāfǎ

约沙法

[約沙法]

Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)

dàshāzhuī

大沙锥

[大沙錐]

(bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)

shādiējiàng

沙爹酱

[沙爹醬]

satay sauce

Dàshā Hé

大沙河

[大沙河]

Dasha River (the name of rivers in various parts of China)

Jīnxiàshā

金夏沙

[金夏沙]

Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tw)

wāshābǐ

哇沙比

[哇沙比]

wasabi (loanword) (Tw)

Díshāgé

笛沙格

[笛沙格]

Girard Desargues (1591-1661), French geometer

Nánshā Qū

南沙区

[南沙區]

Nansha, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhōu Shì), Guangdong

Chángshāxiàn

长沙县

[長沙縣]

Changsha county in Changsha 長沙／长沙 ( Chángshā), Hunan

Yāshālóng

押沙龙

[押沙龍]

Absalom, third son of David, king of Israel (Old Testament)

hánshāliàng

含沙量

[含沙量]

sand content
quantity of sediment (carried by a river)

Jiānshāzuǐ

尖沙咀

[尖沙咀]

Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong

Chángshā Shì

长沙市

[長沙市]

Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省 ( Húnán Shěng)

Shādìhuà

沙地话

[沙地話]

see 啟海話／启海话 ( Qǐhǎihuà)

shūshāliàng

输沙量

[輸沙量]

quantity of sand (transported by a river)
sediment content

shātānxié

沙滩鞋

[沙灘鞋]

beach shoes
wetsuit booties

Shāwānqū

沙湾区

[沙灣區]

Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市／乐山市 ( Lèshānshì), Sichuan

Shāyángxiàn

沙洋县

[沙洋縣]

Shayang county in Jingmen 荊門／荆门 ( Jīngmén), Hubei

shāwǎmǎ

沙瓦玛

[沙瓦瑪]

shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

dòushābāo

豆沙包

[豆沙包]

bean paste bun

shāmòhuà

沙漠化

[沙漠化]

desertification

chānshāzi

掺沙子

[摻沙子]

to mix in some sand (e.g. when making concrete)
(fig.) to place outsiders into a monolithic group (to infiltrate or disrupt it etc)

Shātèlǔ

沙特鲁

[沙特魯]

Châteauroux
Chateauroux (French town)

Jīnshāzhèn

金沙镇

[金沙鎮]

Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣／金门县 ( Jīnménxiàn) (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

shāqiūhè

沙丘鹤

[沙丘鶴]

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

shāfāchuáng

沙发床

[沙發床]

sofa bed
sleeper sofa

Shāxiàn Qū

沙县区

[沙縣區]

Shaxian, a district of Sanming City 三明市 ( Sānmíng Shì), Fujian

měishātóng

美沙酮

[美沙酮]

methadone

shākēnggān

沙坑杆

[沙坑桿]

sand wedge (golf)

shādīngyú

沙丁鱼

[沙丁魚]

sardine (loanword)

Shājiābāng

沙家浜

[沙家浜]

"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲／样板戏 (yàngbǎnxì)

Báishāxiāng

白沙乡

[白沙鄉]

Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣／澎湖县 ( Pénghúxiàn) (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan

Shāpíngbà

沙坪坝

[沙坪垻]

see 沙坪壩區／沙坪坝区 ( Shāpíngbà Qū)

Shāménjūn

沙门菌

[沙門菌]

salmonella

Jīnshāsà

金沙萨

[金沙薩]

Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

wāshāmǐ

哇沙米

[哇沙米]

wasabi (loanword) (Tw)

Shā Zǔkāng

沙祖康

[沙祖康]

Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat

Zhōngshā Qúndǎo

中沙群岛

[中沙群島]

Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island

tiězuǐshāhéng

铁嘴沙鸻

[鐵嘴沙鴴]

(bird species of China) greater sand plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii)

yīpánsǎnshā

一盘散沙

[一盤散沙]

lit. like a sheet of loose sand
fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)

Fú'ěrmóshā

福尔摩沙

[福爾摩沙]

Formosa (Tw)

hēifùshājī

黑腹沙鸡

[黑腹沙雞]

(bird species of China) black-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)

jùshāchéngtǎ

聚沙成塔

[聚沙成塔]

lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
fig. many little things add up to sth great

shāpántuīyǎn

沙盘推演

[沙盤推演]

to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
to rehearse a planned action or activity
to conduct a dry run

Mójiādíshā

摩加迪沙

[摩加迪沙]

Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia

shāménshìjūn

沙门氏菌

[沙門氏菌]

Salmonella

měitāshātóng

美他沙酮

[美他沙酮]

metaxalone

Shājiāmiǎnduó

沙加缅度

[沙加緬度]

Sacramento

báiqiūshāyā

白秋沙鸭

[白秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)

pīshājiǎnjīn

披沙拣金

[披沙揀金]

lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff

máotuǐshājī

毛腿沙鸡

[毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

shālìdù'àn

沙利度胺

[沙利度胺]

thalidomide

Nàkōngshāwàng

那空沙旺

[那空沙旺]

Paknampho city, Thailand

Mùshālāfū

穆沙拉夫

[穆沙拉夫]

Pervez Musharraf (1943-), Pakistani general and politician, president 2001-2008

Měnggǔshāhéng

蒙古沙鸻

[蒙古沙鴴]

(bird species of China) Siberian sand plover (Anarhynchus mongolus)

chìchìshāquè

赤翅沙雀

[赤翅沙雀]

(bird species of China) Eurasian crimson-winged finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)

dānrénshāfā

单人沙发

[單人沙發]

(upholstered) armchair

Yīngjíshāxiàn

英吉沙县

[英吉沙縣]

Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Shāpíngbà Qū

沙坪坝区

[沙坪壩區]

Shapingba, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chóngqìng)

zhēnwěishāzhuī

针尾沙锥

[針尾沙錐]

(bird species of China) pin-tailed snipe (Gallinago stenura)

shādīng'ànchún

沙丁胺醇

[沙丁胺醇]

salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma)
also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin

Aònánshāzhuī

澳南沙锥

[澳南沙錐]

(bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)

Shāpōtóuqū

沙坡头区

[沙坡頭區]

Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中衛市／中卫市 ( Zhōngwèishì), Ningxia

jīshāchéngtǎ

积沙成塔

[積沙成塔]

see 聚沙成塔 (jùshā-chéngtǎ)

lāshābìngdú

拉沙病毒

[拉沙病毒]

Lassa virus

hánshāshèyǐng

含沙射影

[含沙射影]

(idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations

shātānpáiqiú

沙滩排球

[沙灘排球]

beach volleyball

jùzuǐshāquè

巨嘴沙雀

[巨嘴沙雀]

(bird species of China) desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)

shālǎngniúpái

沙朗牛排

[沙朗牛排]

sirloin steak

Xīshā Qúndǎo

西沙群岛

[西沙群島]

Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea

Hénghéshāshù

恒河沙数

[恆河沙數]

countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)

fángfēnggùshā

防风固沙

[防風固沙]

sand break (in desert environment)

shāwénzhǔyì

沙文主义

[沙文主義]

chauvinism

mànzhūshāhuā

曼珠沙华

[曼珠沙華]

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
Sanskrit mañjusaka
cluster amaryllis

Gēbì Shāmò

戈壁沙漠

[戈壁沙漠]

Gobi Desert

níshājùxià

泥沙俱下

[泥沙俱下]

mud and sand flow together (idiom)
good and bad mingle

zhànsǐshāchǎng

战死沙场

[戰死沙場]

to die in battle (idiom)

shāsèzhūquè

沙色朱雀

[沙色朱雀]

(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)

lǎnrénshāfā

懒人沙发

[懶人沙發]

beanbag

Shāyībākè

沙依巴克

[沙依巴克]

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市／乌鲁木齐市 ( Wūlǔmùqí Shì), Xinjiang

Ménggǔshāquè

蒙古沙雀

[蒙古沙雀]

(bird species of China) Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)

fēngshāyùlín

封沙育林

[封沙育林]

to restrict access to a sandy area to promote natural forest regeneration

zhéjǐchénshā

折戟沉沙

[折戟沉沙]

lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat

shānwěishāzhuī

扇尾沙锥

[扇尾沙錐]

(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

wénhuàshāmò

文化沙漠

[文化沙漠]

cultural desert

Jiāshā Dìdài

加沙地带

[加沙地帶]

Gaza Strip

rénròushābāo

人肉沙包

[人肉沙包]

human punching bag

Shāhuáng Eguó

沙皇俄国

[沙皇俄國]

Tsarist Russia

Shāmòzhī Hú

沙漠之狐

[沙漠之狐]

Desert Fox

Nánshā Qúndǎo

南沙群岛

[南沙群島]

Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam

hèhóushāyàn

褐喉沙燕

[褐喉沙燕]

(bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis)

Aìshāníyà

爱沙尼亚

[愛沙尼亞]

Estonia

měishíshāmò

美食沙漠

[美食沙漠]

culinary desert

Shāhékǒuqū

沙河口区

[沙河口區]

Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市／大连市 ( Dàliánshì), Liaoning

Shātè Alābó

沙特阿拉伯

[沙特阿拉伯]

Saudi Arabia

Shāyībākèqū

沙依巴克区

[沙依巴克區]

Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市／乌鲁木齐市 ( Wūlǔmùqí Shì), Xinjiang

Ténggélǐ Shāmò

腾格里沙漠

[騰格里沙漠]

Tengger Desert, located in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia

Shāmǔ Shāyīhè

沙姆沙伊赫

[沙姆沙伊赫]

Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt

Zhōnghuáqiūshāyā

中华秋沙鸭

[中華秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)

hóngxiōngqiūshāyā

红胸秋沙鸭

[紅胸秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator)

Abù Shāyēfū

阿布沙耶夫

[阿布沙耶夫]

Abu Sayyaf, militant Islamist separatist group also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya

Afǎ'ěr Shāmò

阿法尔沙漠

[阿法爾沙漠]

Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia

pǔtōngqiūshāyā

普通秋沙鸭

[普通秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) common merganser (Mergus merganser)

Qìshābǐkè Wān

契沙比克湾

[契沙比克灣]

Chesapeake Bay

shālāshuǎigānqì

沙拉甩干器

[沙拉甩乾器]

salad spinner

Sāhālā Shāmò

撒哈拉沙漠

[撒哈拉沙漠]

Sahara Desert

kèshāqíbìngdú

克沙奇病毒

[克沙奇病毒]

Coxsackievirus

dànsèyáshāyàn

淡色崖沙燕

[淡色崖沙燕]

(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)

Shāfǎwéi Wángcháo

沙法维王朝

[沙法維王朝]

Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722

Mòhāwéi Shāmò

莫哈韦沙漠

[莫哈韋沙漠]

Mojave Desert, southwestern USA

kēshāqíbìngdú

柯沙奇病毒

[柯沙奇病毒]

Coxsackievirus

zuǒyǎngfúshāxīng

左氧氟沙星

[左氧氟沙星]

levofloxacin

Xīzàngmáotuǐshājī

西藏毛腿沙鸡

[西藏毛腿沙雞]

(bird species of China) Tibetan sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)

Eěrduōsī Shāmò

鄂尔多斯沙漠

[鄂爾多斯沙漠]

Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia

liúdòngxìngdàshāmò

流动性大沙漠

[流動性大沙漠]

shifting sand dunes

Shāwūdì Alābó

沙乌地阿拉伯

[沙烏地阿拉伯]

Saudi Arabia (Tw)

Shātè Alābórén

沙特阿拉伯人

[沙特阿拉伯人]

a Saudi
Saudi Arabian person

shānghánshāménshìjūn

伤寒沙门氏菌

[傷寒沙門氏菌]

salmonella typhimurium

yánshāhǎikuídúsù

岩沙海葵毒素

[岩沙海葵毒素]

palytoxin

Kùmǔtǎgé Shāmò

库姆塔格沙漠

[庫姆塔格沙漠]

Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert, northwestern China

Xīnánzhōngshā Qúndǎo

西南中沙群岛

[西南中沙群島]

Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan

Shākuí'ěr· Aòní'ěr

沙奎尔·奥尼尔

[沙奎爾·奧尼爾]

Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star

Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò

塔克拉玛干沙漠

[塔克拉瑪干沙漠]

Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang

yǎnlǐróubudéshāzi

眼里揉不得沙子

[眼裡揉不得沙子]

see 眼裡容不得沙子／眼里容不得沙子 (yǎnlǐróngbudéshāzi)

yǎnlǐróngbudéshāzi

眼里容不得沙子

[眼裡容不得沙子]

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

Báishā Lízú Zìzhìxiàn

白沙黎族自治县

[白沙黎族自治縣]

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

Gǔ'ěrbāntōnggǔtè Shāmò

古尔班通古特沙漠

[古爾班通古特沙漠]

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang