| 1 | 砂 | 砂 | shā | sha1 | sand; gravel; granule; variant of 沙 | | |
| 2 | 紫砂 | 紫砂 | zǐ shā | zi3 sha1 | a type of clay found in the region of Yixing 宜兴 , used to make Yixing stoneware, with its distinctive russet or dark purple coloring | | |
| 3 | 海砂屋 | 海砂屋 | hǎi shā wū | hai3 sha1 wu1 | house built with cheap, unreliable concrete which contains a high quantity of sea sand | | |
| 4 | 喷砂 | 噴砂 | pēn shā | pen1 sha1 | sandblasting; abrasive blasting | | |
| 5 | 硇砂 | 硇砂 | náo shā | nao2 sha1 | salammoniac (mineralogy) | | |
| 6 | 磨石砂砾 | 磨石砂礫 | mó shí shā lì | mo2 shi2 sha1 li4 | millstone grit; coarse sandstone | | |
| 7 | 磨石粗砂岩 | 磨石粗砂岩 | mó shí cū shā yán | mo2 shi2 cu1 sha1 yan2 | millstone grit | | |
| 8 | 磨砂机 | 磨砂機 | mó shā jī | mo2 sha1 ji1 | sander; sanding machine | | |
| 9 | 磨砂膏 | 磨砂膏 | mó shā gāo | mo2 sha1 gao1 | facial scrub | | |
| 10 | 磨砂 | 磨砂 | mó shā | mo2 sha1 | to scrub with an abrasive; to sand; frosted (e.g. glass) | | |
| 11 | 镁砂 | 鎂砂 | měi shā | mei3 sha1 | magnesium oxide (refractory material) | | |
| 12 | 滤砂 | 濾砂 | lǜ shā | lu:4 sha1 | filter sand | | |
| 13 | 金刚砂 | 金剛砂 | jīn gāng shā | jin1 gang1 sha1 | carborundum; emery | | |
| 14 | 矮茎朱砂根 | 矮莖朱砂根 | ǎi jīng zhū shā gēn | ai3 jing1 zhu1 sha1 gen1 | short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis) | | |
| 15 | 海砂 | 海砂 | hǎi shā | hai3 sha1 | sea sand (sand of the ocean floor or seashore) | | |
| 16 | 锆英砂 | 鋯英砂 | gào yīng shā | gao4 ying1 sha1 | zircon sand (zirconium ore) | | |
| 17 | 粉砂岩 | 粉砂岩 | fěn shā yán | fen3 sha1 yan2 | siltstone | | |
| 18 | 粉砂石 | 粉砂石 | fěn shā shí | fen3 sha1 shi2 | siltstone | | |
| 19 | 粉砂 | 粉砂 | fěn shā | fen3 sha1 | silt | | |
| 20 | 丹砂 | 丹砂 | dān shā | dan1 sha1 | cinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS | | |
| 21 | 打破砂锅问到底 | 打破砂鍋問到底 | dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ | da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3 | to go to the bottom of things (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 粗砂 | 粗砂 | cū shā | cu1 sha1 | grit | | |
| 23 | 辰砂 | 辰砂 | chén shā | chen2 sha1 | cinnabar | | |
| 24 | 采砂场 | 採砂場 | cǎi shā chǎng | cai3 sha1 chang3 | sandpit; sand quarry | | |
| 25 | 玻璃砂 | 玻璃砂 | bō li shā | bo1 li5 sha1 | siliceous sand (geology) | | |