Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 沙

granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:粒 (lì)
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

surname Sha

rustle

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

maraca

sirloin (loanword)

sarin (loanword)

laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia

grains of sand

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

Shahe, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)

genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm

sandbank
sandbar

Nansha Islands, aka Spratly Islands
Nansha District of Guangzhou City 廣州市／广州市 ( Guǎngzhou Shì), Guangdong

submerged sandbank
submerged coral islet

sandy soil

Saudi
abbr. for Saudi Arabia

silt

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

slushie
smoothie
crushed ice drink
frappucino

gold dust
salted egg yolk sauce

manhole

silicon sand

Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市／乐山市 ( Lèshānshì), Sichuan
Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

airborne sand and dust

lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose

sand dune
sandy hill

sand and stones

sandboarding

Chavannes (name)

czar (loanword)

sandy

La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651-1719), French priest, founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

sandbox
jumping pit (athletics)
sand trap, bunker (golf)

salad (loanword)

sand picture

sari (loanword)

a sandbank
a sand bar

ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)

sandstone

Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)

sandstorm

sandworm

variant of 鯊魚／鲨鱼 (shāyú)

Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China

variant of 砂糖 (shātāng)

beach
sandy shore
CL:片 (piàn)

Saudi Arabia (Tw), abbr. for 沙烏地阿拉伯王國／沙乌地阿拉伯王国

muscovite, mica (used in TCM)

(computing) sandbox

novice Buddhist monk

quicksand

silkworm guano (excrement)

sand blown by wind
sandstorm

a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword)

sweetened bean paste

sofa (loanword)
CL:條／条 (tiáo),張／张 (zhāng)
(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post

Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦東新區／浦东新区 ( Pǔdōngxīnqū), Shanghai

sandbag
variant of 砂囊 (shānáng)

sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc)
sandbox

sandy beach or river bank
sand dune
sandy land

Shalu Town in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan

scattered sand
fig. lacking in cohesion or organization

gerbil

hourglass
sand filter

sandpit
battleground
battlefield

salon (loanword)

cinnabar (used in TCM)

laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia

sea-buckthorn

sandbag

satay (sauce)

Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong

Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲／婆罗洲

salad (loanword)

Warsaw, capital of Poland

(literary) desert
sandy shore

desert locust

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

sandcastle

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

Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)

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

Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou
Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣／金门县 ( Jīnménxiàn) (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan

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

satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate

Sha Wujing

variant of 砂鍋／砂锅 (shāguō)

sauce (loanword)

cat litter
kitty litter

see 西沙群島／西沙群岛 ( Xīshā Qúndǎo)

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

sand
grit
CL:粒 (lì),把 (bǎ)

sergeant (loanword)

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

hoarse; husky; raspy

grain of sand

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

sarsaparilla
root beer
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)

trachoma

sand sculpture

fine sand

desert
CL:個／个 (gè)

Shahe, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台 ( Xíngtái), Hebei

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

Sha Wujing

shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

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

sharia (Islamic law) (loanword)

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

genus Hippophae
sea-buckthorns

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

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

Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan

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

Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)

Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江／长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan

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

Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)

Shā Tóu Jiǎo

Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)

swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

(loanword) basa (Pangasius bocourti)

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

red bean paste

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

couchsurfing
couchsurfer

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

variant of 阿莎力 (āshālì)

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

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

sand and dust storm

Sha Wujing

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

Peshawar, city in north Pakistan

sashimi (loanword)

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

Lusaka, capital of Zambia (Tw)

Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou

Jehoshaphat, fourth king of Judah (Judaism)

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

satay sauce

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

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

wasabi (loanword) (Tw)

Girard Desargues (1591-1661), French geometer

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

Chángshāxiàn

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

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

sand content
quantity of sediment (carried by a river)

Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong

Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China

see 啟海話／启海话 ( Qǐhǎihuà)

quantity of sand (transported by a river)
sediment content

beach shoes
wetsuit booties

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

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

shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)

bean paste bun

desertification

Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區／塔城地区 ( Tǎchéngdìqū), Xinjiang

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

Châteauroux
Chateauroux (French town)

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

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

sofa bed
sleeper sofa

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

methadone

sand wedge (golf)

sardine (loanword)

Shalu Town in Taichung County 臺中縣／台中县 ( Táizhōng Xiàn), Taiwan

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

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

manhole

salmonella

Kinshasa, capital of Zaire

wasabi (loanword) (Tw)

Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat

Zhōngshā Qúndǎo

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

tiězuǐshāhéng

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

yīpánsǎnshā

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

Formosa (Tw)

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

jùshāchéngtǎ

sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
many a mickle makes a muckle

shāpántuīyǎn

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

Mogadishu, Indian ocean seaport and capital of Somalia

shāménshìjūn

Salmonella

měitāshātóng

metaxalone

Shājiāmiǎnduó

Sacramento

báiqiūshāyā

(bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus)

pīshā-jiǎnjīn

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

máotuǐshājī

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

thalidomide

Nàkōngshāwàng

Paknampho city, Thailand

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

Měnggǔshāhéng

(bird species of China) lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus)

chìchìshāquè

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

dānrénshāfā

(upholstered) armchair

Yīngjíshāxiàn

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

Shāpíngbà Qū

Shapingba District of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chóngqìng)

zhēnwěishāzhuī

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

shādīng'ànchún

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

Aònánshāzhuī

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

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

lāshābìngdú

Lassa virus

hánshāshèyǐng

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

shātānpáiqiú

beach volleyball

jùzuǐshāquè

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

shālǎngniúpái

sirloin steak

Xīshā Qúndǎo

Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea

Hénghéshāshù

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

shāwénzhǔyì

chauvinism

fángfēnggùshā

sand break (in desert environment)

mànzhūshāhuā

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
Sanskrit mañjusaka
cluster amaryllis

Gobi Desert

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

zhànsǐshāchǎng

to die in battle (idiom)

Shāpíngbà Qū

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

shāsèzhūquè

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

lǎnrénshāfā

beanbag

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

Ménggǔshāquè

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

fēngshāyùlín

to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)

zhéjǐchénshā

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

shānwěishāzhuī

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

Jiāshā Dìdài

Gaza Strip

Shāhuáng Eguó

Tsarist Russia

Shāmòzhī Hú

Desert Fox

Nánshā Qúndǎo

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

hèhóushāyàn

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

Estonia

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

shābáihóulínyīng

沙白喉林莺

[沙白喉林鶯]

(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)

Ténggélǐ Shāmò

腾格里沙漠

[騰格里沙漠]

Tengger Desert

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

Báishā Gōngnóngqū

白沙工农区

[白沙工農區]

Baisha Gongnong area in Dazhou 達州／达州 ( Dázhōu), Sichuan northeast Sichuan, amalgamated into Wanyuan, county-level city 萬源／万源 ( Wànyuán) in 1993

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

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