shā 
		granule
hoarse
raspy
sand
powder
CL:粒[li4]
abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Cháng shā 
		Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			shā fā 
		sofa (loanword)
CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]
(Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fēng shā 
		sand blown by wind
sandstorm
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shā chǎng 
		sandpit
battleground
battlefield
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xī shā 
		see 西沙群島|西沙群岛[Xi1 sha1 Qun2 dao3]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jiā shā 
		Gaza
same as 加沙地帶|加沙地带[Jia1 sha1 di4 dai4], the Gaza strip
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā bā 
		Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shā tān 
		beach
sandy shore
CL:片[pian4]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Bái shā 
		Baisha (common place name)
Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jiān Shā Zuǐ 
		Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Nán shā 
		Nansha Islands
Spratly Islands
Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā tè 
		Saudi
abbr. for Saudi Arabia
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā píng bà 
		Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shā zi 
		sand
grit
CL:粒[li4],把[ba3]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā tián 
		Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā hé 
		Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jīn shā 
		Jinsha county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bi4 jie2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Chinsha town in Kinmen County 金門縣|金门县[Jin1 men2 xian4] (Kinmen or Quemoy islands), Taiwan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Cháng shā shì 
		Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā shì 
		Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荊州市|荆州市[Jing1 zhou1 shi4], Hubei
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Huá shā 
		Warsaw, capital of Poland
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā píng bà qū 
		Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shā guō 
		variant of 砂鍋|砂锅[sha1 guo1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā hé kǒu qū 
		Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shā chén 
		sand
sandstorm (common in spring in north China)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Shā wān 
		Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 shi4], Sichuan
Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shā dì 
		sandy beach or river bank
sand dune
sandy land
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jīn shā jiāng 
		Jinsha river, upper reaches of Yangtze river or Changjiang 長江|长江 in Sichuan and Yunnan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Cháng shā xiàn 
		Changsha county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cháng shā wān 
		Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong)