Usage of the character 砂
shā
砂
[砂]
- sand
- gravel
- granule
- variant of 沙 (shā)
dānshā
丹砂
[丹砂]
- cinnabar
zhūshā
朱砂
[朱砂]
- cinnabar
- mercuric sulfide HgS
- also written 硃砂／朱砂 (zhūshā)
shānáng
砂囊
[砂囊]
- gizzard (anatomy of birds, gastropods etc)
shāyán
砂岩
[砂岩]
- sandstone
lüshā
滤砂
[濾砂]
- filter sand
hǎishā
海砂
[海砂]
- sea sand (sand of the ocean floor or seashore)
cūshā
粗砂
[粗砂]
- grit
shāguō
砂锅
[砂鍋]
- casserole
- earthenware pot
náoshā
硇砂
[硇砂]
- (mineralogy) salammoniac
zhūshā
朱砂
[硃砂]
- cinnabar
- mercuric sulfide HgS
shālún
砂轮
[砂輪]
- grinding wheel
- emery wheel
shāzhǐ
砂纸
[砂紙]
- sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
shājiāng
砂浆
[砂漿]
- mortar (building)
fěnshā
粉砂
[粉砂]
- silt
shāzi
砂子
[砂子]
- sand
péngshā
硼砂
[硼砂]
- borax
shātáng
砂糖
[砂糖]
- granulated sugar
móshā
磨砂
[磨砂]
- to scrub with an abrasive
- to sand
- frosted (e.g. glass)
māoshā
猫砂
[貓砂]
- cat litter
měishā
镁砂
[鎂砂]
- magnesium oxide (refractory material)
yóushā
油砂
[油砂]
- oil sand (mining)
chénshā
辰砂
[辰砂]
- cinnabar
shālì
砂砾
[砂礫]
- grit
tiěshā
铁砂
[鐵砂]
- shot (in shotgun)
- pellets
pēnshā
喷砂
[噴砂]
- sandblasting
- abrasive blasting
shāshí
砂石
[砂石]
- sandstone
- sand and stone
- aggregate
shārén
砂仁
[砂仁]
- Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine
zǐshā
紫砂
[紫砂]
- a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜興／宜兴 ( Yíxīng), used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring
shājiāng
砂礓
[砂礓]
- concretion (geology)
fěnshāyán
粉砂岩
[粉砂岩]
- siltstone
jīngāngshā
金刚砂
[金剛砂]
- carborundum
- emery
gàoyīngshā
锆英砂
[鋯英砂]
- zircon sand (zirconium ore)
móshājī
磨砂机
[磨砂機]
- sander; sanding machine
fěnshāshí
粉砂石
[粉砂石]
- siltstone
hǎishāwū
海砂屋
[海砂屋]
- house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand
Shālāyuè
砂拉越
[砂拉越]
- see 沙撈越／沙捞越 ( Shālāoyuè)
móshāgāo
磨砂膏
[磨砂膏]
- facial scrub
báishātáng
白砂糖
[白砂糖]
- white granulated sugar
bōlishā
玻璃砂
[玻璃砂]
- siliceous sand (geology)
cǎishāchǎng
采砂场
[採砂場]
- sandpit
- sand quarry
móshíshālì
磨石砂砾
[磨石砂礫]
- millstone grit
- coarse sandstone
shājīkuàngchuáng
砂积矿床
[砂積礦床]
- placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals)
ǎijīngzhūshāgēn
矮茎朱砂根
[矮莖朱砂根]
- short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)
móshícūshāyán
磨石粗砂岩
[磨石粗砂岩]
- millstone grit
dǎpòshāguōwèndàodǐ
打破砂锅问到底
[打破砂鍋問到底]
- to go to the bottom of things (idiom)