| 沙家浜 | Shā jiā bāng | Sha family stream |
| 沙岩 | shā yán | sandstone |
| 沙市区 | Shā shì qū | Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荆州市, Hubei |
| 沙弥 | shā mí | novice Buddhist monk |
| 沙律 | shā lǜ | salad (loanword) |
| 沙悟净 | Shā Wù jìng | Sha Wujing |
| 沙捞越 | Shā lāo yuè | Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲 |
| 沙暴 | shā bào | sandstorm |
| 沙朗 | shā lǎng | sirloin (loanword) |
| 沙朗牛排 | shā lǎng niú pái | sirloin steak |
| 沙林 | shā lín | sarin |
| 沙林水解酶 | shā lín shuǐ jiě méi | sarinase |
| 沙棘属 | shā jí shǔ | Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae L.) |
| 沙河口区 | Shā hé kǒu qū | Shahekou district of Dalian 大连市, Liaoning |
| 沙河市 | Shā hé shì | Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 沙法维王朝 | Shā fǎ wéi wáng cháo | Persian Safavid dynasty 1501-1722 |
| 沙洋 | Shā yáng | Shayang county in Jingmen 荆门, Hubei |
| 沙洋县 | Shā yáng xiàn | Shayang county in Jingmen 荆门, Hubei |
| 沙漏 | shā lòu | hourglass; sand filter |
| 沙漠之狐 | Shā mò zhī Hú | Desert Fox |
| 沙漠化 | shā mò huà | desertification |
| 沙滩排球 | shā tān pái qiú | beach volleyball |
| 沙滩鞋 | shā tān xié | beach shoes; wetsuit booties |
| 沙湾 | Shā wān | Shawan district of Leshan city 乐山市, Sichuan; Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地区, Xinjiang |
| 沙湾区 | Shā wān qū | Shawan district of Leshan city 乐山市, Sichuan |
| 沙湾县 | Shā wān xiàn | Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地区, Xinjiang |
| 沙乌地阿拉伯 | Shā wū dì Ā lā bó | Saudi Arabia |
| 沙爹 | shā diē | satay (sauce) |
| 沙爹酱 | shā diē jiàng | satay sauce |
| 沙特 | Shā tè | Saudi; abbr. for Saudi Arabia |
| 沙特阿拉伯人 | Shā tè Ā lā bó rén | a Saudi; Saudi Arabian person |
| 沙特鲁 | shā tè lǔ | Châteauroux; Chateauroux (French town) |
| 沙瓦玛 | shā wǎ mǎ | shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword) |
| 沙画 | shā huà | sand picture |
| 沙畹 | Shā wǎn | Chavannes (name) |
| 沙皇俄国 | Shā huáng É guó | Tsarist Russia |
| 沙眼 | shā yǎn | trachoma |
| 沙砾 | shā lì | grains of sand |
| 沙祖康 | Shā Zǔ kāng | Sha Zukang |
| 沙县 | Shā xiàn | Sha county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 沙茶 | shā chá | satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate |
| 沙虫 | shā chóng | sandworm |
| 沙蚕 | shā cán | a sand worm (genus Nereis) |
| 沙西米 | shā xī mǐ | sashimi |
| 沙质 | shā zhì | sandy |
| 沙门氏菌 | shā mén shì jūn | Salmonella |
| 沙门菌 | Shā mén jūn | salmonella |
| 沙雅 | Shā yǎ | Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克苏地区, west Xinjiang |
| 沙雅县 | Shā yǎ xiàn | Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克苏地区, west Xinjiang |
| 沙头角 | Shā Tóu Jiǎo | Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong) |
