| 沙 | shā | granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia; surname Sha |
| 沙漠 | shā mò | desert; CL:个 |
| 沙皇 | Shā huáng | Tsar |
| 沙俄 | Shā é | Tsarist Russia |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa; CL:条,张 |
| 沙土 | shā tǔ | sandy soil |
| 沙特阿拉伯 | Shā tè Ā lā bó | Saudi Arabia |
| 沙丘 | shā qiū | sand dune; sandy hill |
| 沙滩 | shā tān | sand bar; beach; CL:片 |
| 沙门 | shā mén | monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India); Buddhist monk |
| 沙坑 | shā kēng | sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf) |
| 沙子 | shā zi | sand; grit; CL:粒,把 |
| 沙文主义 | shā wén zhǔ yì | chauvinism |
| 沙沙 | shā shā | rustle |
| 沙河 | Shā hé | Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 沙巴 | Shā bā | Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆罗洲 |
| 沙拉 | shā lā | salad |
| 沙石 | shā shí | sand and stones |
| 沙哑 | shā yǎ | hoarse; rough |
| 沙粒 | shā lì | speck; granule |
| 沙场 | shā chǎng | sandpit; battleground; battlefield |
| 沙市 | Shā shì | Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荆州市, Hubei |
| 沙锅 | shā guō | variant of 砂锅 |
| 沙田 | Shā tián | Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong |
| 沙袋 | shā dài | a sandbag |
| 沙洲 | shā zhōu | sandbank; sandbar |
| 沙丁胺醇 | shā dīng àn chún | salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma); also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin |
| 沙丁鱼 | shā dīng yú | sardine |
| 沙井 | shā jǐng | manhole |
| 沙井口 | shā jǐng kǒu | manhole |
| 沙依巴克 | Shā yī bā kè | Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang |
| 沙依巴克区 | Shā yī bā kè qū | Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang |
| 沙僧 | Shā Sēng | Sha Wujing |
| 沙利科什维利 | shā lì kē shí wéi lì | General Shalikashvili (Head of US Joint Chiefs of Staff) |
| 沙利迈度 | shā lì mài dù | thalidomide |
| 沙加缅度 | Shā jiā miǎn duó | Sacramento |
| 沙和尚 | Shā hé shang | Sha Wujing |
| 沙地 | shā dì | sandy beach or river bank; sand-dune; sandy land; sand-lot |
| 沙坑杆 | shā kēng gān | sand wedge (golf) |
| 沙坡头 | Shā pō tóu | Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中卫市, Ningxia |
| 沙坡头区 | Shā pō tóu qū | Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中卫市, Ningxia |
| 沙坪坝 | Shā píng bà | Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 沙坪坝区 | Shā píng bà qū | Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 沙堡 | shā bǎo | sand castle |
| 沙尘 | shā chén | sand; sandstorm (common in spring in north China) |
| 沙尘天气 | shā chén tiān qì | spring sandstorms (common in Northern China) |
| 沙尘暴 | shā chén bào | sandstorm |
| 沙坝 | shā bà | a sandbank; a sand bar |
| 沙姆沙伊赫 | Shā mǔ shā yī hè | Sharm el-Sheikh |
| 沙威玛 | shā wēi mǎ | shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword) |
