丹沙 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1
- cinnabar (used in TCM)
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丹
- 仙丹 xiān dān ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄢ sin1 daan1 elixir
- 牡丹 mǔ dan ㄇㄨˇ ˙ㄉㄢ maau5 daan1 tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
- 不丹 Bù dān ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ bat1 daan1 Bhutan
- 丹佛 Dān fó ㄉㄢ ㄈㄛˊ daan1 fat6 Denver, Colorado
- 丹参 丹參 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 sam1 (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
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- 丹宁 丹寧 dān níng ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧㄥˊ daan1 ning4 (loanword) denim
- 丹寨 Dān zhài ㄉㄢ ㄓㄞˋ daan1 zaai6 see 丹寨县
- 丹尼 Dān ní ㄉㄢ ㄋㄧˊ daan1 nei4 Danny (name)
- 丹巴 Dān bā ㄉㄢ ㄅㄚ daan1 baa1 see 丹巴县
- 丹彩 dān cǎi ㄉㄢ ㄘㄞˇ daan1 coi2 vermilion
- 丹徒 Dān tú ㄉㄢ ㄊㄨˊ daan1 tou4 see 丹徒区
- 丹心 dān xīn ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ daan1 sam1 loyal heart
- 丹方 dān fāng ㄉㄢ ㄈㄤ daan1 fong1 folk remedy
- 丹东 丹東 Dān dōng ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨㄥ daan1 dung1 see 丹东市
- 丹桂 dān guì ㄉㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ daan1 gwai3 orange osmanthus
- 丹毒 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 erysipelas (medicine)
- 丹瑞 Dān Ruì ㄉㄢ ㄖㄨㄟˋ daan1 seoi6 General Than Shwe (1933–), Myanmar army officer and politician, leader of the military junta 1992–2011
- 丹田 dān tián ㄉㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ daan1 tin4 pubic region
- 丹皮 dān pí ㄉㄢ ㄆㄧˊ daan1 pei4 the root bark of the peony tree
- 丹砂 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1 cinnabar
沙
- 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach
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- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ saa1 lung4 salon (loanword)
- 风沙 風沙 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saa1 sand blown by wind
- 三沙 Sān shā ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ saam1 saa1 see 三沙市
- 冰沙 bīng shā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄚ bing1 saa1 slushie
- 加沙 Jiā shā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄚ gaa1 saa1 Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
- 南沙 Nán shā ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ naam4 saa1 see 南沙群岛
- 叻沙 lè shā ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄚ lik1 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 喇沙 Lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 喇沙 lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 川沙 Chuān shā ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄚ cyun1 saa1 Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai
- 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄚ tyun4 saa1 lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
- 散沙 sǎn shā ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ saan2 saa1 scattered sand
- 暗沙 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saa1 submerged sandbank
- 沙䳭 shā jí ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧˊ (bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
Idioms with these characters
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 沙盘推演 沙盤推演 shā pán tuī yǎn ㄕㄚ ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˇ saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
- 一盘散沙 一盤散沙 yī pán sǎn shā ㄧ ㄆㄢˊ ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
- 战死沙场 戰死沙場 zhàn sǐ shā chǎng ㄓㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄤˇ zin3 sei2 saa1 coeng4 (idiom) to die in battle
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)