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sofa (loanword) / CL: 條|条, 張|张 / (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
HSK 3
sand / grit / CL: ,
HSK 3
desert / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
salon (loanword)
HSK 7-9
beach / sandy shore / CL:
HSK 7-9
sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc) / sandbox
Shashi, a district of Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
sashimi (loanword)
sirloin (loanword)
grain of sand
(computing) sandbox
sand dune / sandy hill
Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt
sandbag / punching bag (trad. filled with sand)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沙* | 沙* | *沙
surname Sha
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沙* | 沙* | *沙
granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL: / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沙* | 沙* | *沙
(dialect) to sift; to sieve
sandy
Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
couchsurfing / couchsurfer
variant of 沙錘|沙锤
sandcastle
Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
(loanword) salad
(loanword) sarsaparilla (carbonated soft drink) / (HK) (loanword) SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
sofa bed / sleeper sofa
Sha Wujing, aka Friar Sand or Sandy, one of the three disciples of the Buddhist monk Tang Sanzang in "Journey to the West" 西遊記|西游记
Sacramento
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Tw)
satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
rustle
Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang
Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan / Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区, Xinjiang
sandpit / battleground / battlefield
monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk
sandbag / punching bag (trad. filled with sand) / sand dune / footbag; hacky sack
novice Buddhist monk
sand table (military) / 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc) / sand tray (on which to write characters)
sand sculpture
hoarse; husky; raspy
a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword)
sand and stones
grains of sand
Salmonella
Shapingba, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Shawan district of Leshan city 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan
Saudi / abbr. for Saudi Arabia
hourglass / sand filter
Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
Shahekou district of Dalian 大連市|大连市, Liaoning
czar (loanword)
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
sandy soil
trachoma
sandbox / jumping pit (athletics) / sand trap, bunker (golf)
to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom) / to rehearse a planned action or activity / to conduct a dry run
sandstorm
Tsarist Russia / abbr. for 沙皇俄國|沙皇俄国
sandbank / sandbar
Chavannes (name)
Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, west Xinjiang
variant of 砂鍋|砂锅
Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, west Xinjiang
variant of 鯊魚|鲨鱼
beach volleyball
airborne sand and dust
(HK) manhole
see 沙拉
shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
sandworm
Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市, Xinjiang
sand and dust storm
Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
sarin (loanword)
Sha Wujing
a sandbank / a sand bar
sandy beach or river bank / sand dune / sandy land
sand picture
sea-buckthorn
satay sauce
beach shoes / wetsuit booties
satay (sauce)
sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
gerbil
Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star
maraca
Desert Fox
Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
variant of 砂糖

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