| 1 | 沙漠 | 沙漠 | shā mò | sha1 mo4 | desert; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 沙发 | 沙發 | shā fā | sha1 fa1 | sofa (loanword); Classifiers: 条 ; (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post | | |
| 3 | 沙 | 沙 | shā | Sha1 | granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; Classifiers: 粒 ; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia; surname Sha | | |
| 4 | 长沙 | 長沙 | cháng shā | Chang2 sha1 | Changsha prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China | | |
| 5 | 沙滩 | 沙灘 | shā tān | sha1 tan1 | beach; sandy shore; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 6 | 泥沙 | 泥沙 | ní shā | ni2 sha1 | silt | | |
| 7 | 沙俄 | 沙俄 | shā é | Sha1 E2 | Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄国 | | |
| 8 | 沙沙 | 沙沙 | shā shā | sha1 sha1 | rustle | | |
| 9 | 风沙 | 風沙 | fēng shā | feng1 sha1 | sand blown by wind; sandstorm | | |
| 10 | 沙土 | 沙土 | shā tǔ | sha1 tu3 | sandy soil | | |
| 11 | 沙瓦 | 沙瓦 | shā wǎ | sha1 wa3 | a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword) | | |
| 12 | 暗沙 | 暗沙 | àn shā | an4 sha1 | submerged sandbank; submerged coral islet | | |
| 13 | 沙里亚 | 沙里亞 | shā lǐ yà | sha1 li3 ya4 | sharia (Islamic law) (loanword) | | |
| 14 | 川沙 | 川沙 | chuān shā | Chuan1 sha1 | Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区 , Shanghai | | |
| 15 | 大沙河 | 大沙河 | dà shā hé | Da4 sha1 He2 | Dasha River (the name of rivers in various parts of China) | | |
| 16 | 中沙群岛 | 中沙群島 | zhōng shā qún dǎo | Zhong1 sha1 Qun2 dao3 | Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island | | |
| 17 | 大沙锥 | 大沙錐 | dà shā zhuī | da4 sha1 zhui1 | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala) | | |
| 18 | 白沙乡 | 白沙鄉 | bái shā xiāng | Bai2 sha1 xiang1 | Baisha or Paisha township in Penghu county 澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan | | |
| 19 | 长沙湾 | 長沙灣 | cháng shā wān | chang2 sha1 wan1 | Cheung Sha Wan (poultry market in Hong Kong) | | |
| 20 | 白沙县 | 白沙縣 | bái shā xiàn | Bai2 sha1 xian4 | Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan | | |
| 21 | 白沙瓦 | 白沙瓦 | bái shā wǎ | Bai2 sha1 wa3 | Peshawar, city in north Pakistan | | |
| 22 | 白沙黎族自治县 | 白沙黎族自治縣 | bái shā lí zú zì zhì xiàn | Bai2 sha1 Li2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4 | Baisha Lizu autonomous county, Hainan | | |
| 23 | 白秋沙鸭 | 白秋沙鴨 | bái qiū shā yā | bai2 qiu1 sha1 ya1 | (bird species of China) smew (Mergellus albellus) | | |
| 24 | 澳南沙锥 | 澳南沙錐 | ào nán shā zhuī | ao4 nan2 sha1 zhui1 | (bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) | | |
| 25 | 爱沙尼亚 | 愛沙尼亞 | ài shā ní yà | Ai4 sha1 ni2 ya4 | Estonia | | |