| 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 | 沙滩 | 沙灘 | shā tān | sha1 tan1 | beach; sandy shore; Classifiers: 片 | | |
| 5 | 沙俄 | 沙俄 | shā é | Sha1 E2 | Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄国 | | |
| 6 | 沙沙 | 沙沙 | shā shā | sha1 sha1 | rustle | | |
| 7 | 沙土 | 沙土 | shā tǔ | sha1 tu3 | sandy soil | | |
| 8 | 沙蝗 | 沙蝗 | shā huáng | sha1 huang2 | desert locust; czar (loanword) | | |
| 9 | 沙瓦 | 沙瓦 | shā wǎ | sha1 wa3 | a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword) | | |
| 10 | 沙里亚 | 沙里亞 | shā lǐ yà | sha1 li3 ya4 | sharia (Islamic law) (loanword) | | |
| 11 | 沙池 | 沙池 | shā chí | sha1 chi2 | sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc); sandbox | | |
| 12 | 沙丁鱼 | 沙丁魚 | shā dīng yú | sha1 ding1 yu2 | sardine (loanword) | | |
| 13 | 沙爹酱 | 沙爹醬 | shā diē jiàng | sha1 die1 jiang4 | satay sauce | | |
| 14 | 沙爹 | 沙爹 | shā diē | sha1 die1 | satay (sauce) | | |
| 15 | 沙地话 | 沙地話 | shā dì huà | Sha1 di4 hua4 | see 启海话 | | |
| 16 | 沙地 | 沙地 | shā dì | sha1 di4 | sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land | | |
| 17 | 沙祖康 | 沙祖康 | shā zǔ kāng | Sha1 Zu3 kang1 | Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat | | |
| 18 | 沙尘天气 | 沙塵天氣 | shā chén tiān qì | sha1 chen2 tian1 qi4 | spring sandstorms (common in Northern China) | | |
| 19 | 沙尘暴 | 沙塵暴 | shā chén bào | sha1 chen2 bao4 | sand and dust storm | | |
| 20 | 沙尘 | 沙塵 | shā chén | sha1 chen2 | airborne sand and dust | | |
| 21 | 沙茶 | 沙茶 | shā chá | sha1 cha2 | satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate | | |
| 22 | 沙蚕 | 沙蠶 | shā cán | sha1 can2 | genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm | | |
| 23 | 沙暴 | 沙暴 | shā bào | sha1 bao4 | sandstorm | | |
| 24 | 沙堡 | 沙堡 | shā bǎo | sha1 bao3 | sandcastle | | |
| 25 | 沙坝 | 沙壩 | shā bà | sha1 ba4 | a sandbank; a sand bar | | |