沙ㄕㄚshā盤ㄆㄢˊpán

  1. 一種教授地理或軍事課程的用具。以大木盤盛沙土，於其中設置種種模型，可幫助學生對山河地形的想像及明瞭。

  2. 扶乩時的用品。《儒林外史·第七回》：「當下留著喫了飯，叫長班到他下處把沙盤、乩筆，都取了來擺下。」

英sand table (military)​, 3D terrain (or site)​ model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc)​, sand tray (on which to write characters)​