Meaning of shā:
shā
莎
Noun
katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration; used in 莎草[suo1cao3]
Zài xiàtiān de yèwǎn, wǒ chángcháng tīngdào tiánjiān de shā míngjiào.
在夏天的夜晚,我常常听到田间的莎鸣叫。
In the summer nights, I often hear the katydids chirping in the fields.
Tā de míngzì shì Mǎlì shā.
她的名字是玛丽莎。
Her name is Marsha.
Wǒ zài hú biān kàn dào hěnduō zhǎngzhe lǜsè yèzi de lúshā.
我在湖边看到很多长着绿色叶子的芦莎。
I saw many green-leafed bulrushes by the lakeside.