| 面纱 | miàn shā | veil | |
| 纱布 | shā bù | gauze | |
| 婚纱 | hūn shā | wedding dress; Classifiers: 身 | |
| 乌纱帽 | wū shā mào | black hat (worn by feudal official); fig. official post | |
| 棉纱 | mián shā | cotton yarn |
| 1 | Sit in at the knitting circle down at the yarn shop. | |
| 2 | A downwards movement enables the needle hook to engage a new piece of yarn, this is known as feeding. | |
| 3 | So I thought what I'll do, I sell fibre and yarn. | |
| 4 | In compliance with your request to our Mr. J., we have pleasure in sending by separate post a sample of our 10s. 3-ply yarn. | |
| 5 | Around 50,000 of these fibres are bundled together into a yarn which is then made into a fabric. |