沙俄 shā'é Czarist Russia Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 沙 shā abbreviation of 沙皇 shāhuáng tsar tsar or czar; the title of the emperors of Russia or the kings of Bulgaria until the early 20th century俄 é proper noun abbreviation of 俄国 俄國 éguó Russia Russia; specifically refers to the Russian Federation or historically to the Russian Empire