沙俄

Traditional form:

沙俄

Pinyin (reading):

Shā E

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 俄 - sudden, abrupt; used in transliterations

Traditional characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 俄 - sudden, abrupt; used in transliterations