sedimentary rock consisting of sand or quartz grains cemented together, often used as building material

A fine-textured clay rich in iron, found in [[宜兴|宜興|yi2 xing1]], Jiangsu province, which turns reddish-brown or dark purple after firing; used primarily for making unglazed stoneware like teapots.

Crystalline sugar made from sugarcane or beets, including both white and brown varieties

sand and stone; sandstone; aggregate

A paste made of sand, cement, lime, and water used in masonry and plastering to bind bricks or stones together.

cinnabar; mercuric sulfide

white granulated sugar; refined cane sugar

earthenware or clay pot used for slow-cooking, stews, or brewing traditional medicine

a wheel-shaped tool used for grinding, sharpening tools, or cutting; typically made of abrasive material with a hole in the center to be mounted on a rotating shaft

ore in the form of sand or fine particles, whether extracted directly from a deposit or produced through mineral processing

Containing or consisting of sand; arenaceous.

sand; grit; small grains or pellets

Soil containing a high proportion of sand; a mixture of sand and clay

Small grains of sand or tiny pebbles.

The fruit or seeds of the small cardamom plant, used in Chinese medicine and as a spice; also known as [[缩砂蔤|縮砂蔤|suo1 sha1 mi4]].

A mold made primarily of sand used for casting metal parts

borax; a colorless crystalline inorganic compound used to make optical glass, enamel, and medicine

paper coated with abrasive material like glass powder or carborundum, used for smoothing or polishing wood and metal

iron-bearing sand or ore; raw material used for making iron or steel

To cast or mold metal by pouring molten metal into a sand mold.

siltstone; siltite

grit; gravel; pebbles; sand and broken stones

Translucent glass with a rough, ground surface; also called [[毛玻璃|毛玻璃|mao2 bo1 li5]]

sand or sandstone containing petroleum; specifically used in mining and petroleum extraction

A contagious eye infection that causes small granules to form on the eyelids; also written [[沙眼|沙眼|sha1 yan3]]

magnesium oxide; a heat-resistant refractory material used in industrial applications

General term for industrial abrasives like carborundum, corundum, or garnet used for grinding and polishing; also called [[钢砂|鋼砂|gang1 sha1]]

cinnabar; a deep red mineral also known as mercury sulfide

A sample of sand or rock fragments obtained by a drill, used for testing and analysis

cloth with abrasive material like emery or aluminum oxide glued to its surface, used for polishing wood or metal

sand blown by the wind; (variant form) drifting sand

Crushed grains of silicon carbide crystals used as an abrasive

silica or silex; a type of mineral sand consisting mainly of silicon dioxide used as a raw material for making glass

cinnabar; vermilion; a red mineral used to produce mercury, named after Chenzhou in Hunan province where it is famously produced

hard mass of mineral matter, often ginger-shaped, formed within soil or sedimentary rock

The muscular stomach of birds, insects, and earthworms which often contains swallowed grit to help grind food.

A calcium carbonate nodule found in soil formed from lime and earth; these hard, waterproof lumps can be small grains or large blocks and are used as building material.

to clean or decorate a surface by blasting it with sand; sandblasting or abrasive blasting

to insist on getting to the bottom of a matter; to be inquisitive. This form is a pun using a character meaning crack to replace a word meaning ask, suggesting that when a clay pot is broken, the crack goes all the way to the base

To insist on getting a detailed answer or finding out the root cause of something. This idiom is a pun: a broken clay pot has a crack that goes to the bottom, and the word for crack [[璺|璺|wen4]] sounds like the word for ask [[问|問|wen4]].

a bright red color like that of powdered cinnabar; minium

(bound form) a mineral that is a primary ore of arsenic; also known as [[砷黄铁矿|砷黃鐵礦|shen1 huang2 tie3 kuang4]]

variant form of shifting sand or quicksand

sea sand from the ocean floor or seashore

sand used as a filter medium

to waste one's effort on a fruitless task; to attempt the impossible

absorbent material used in a litter box for indoor cats

siliceous sand, specifically in a geological context

short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis), a type of flowering plant in the primrose family