จิบิ
jì-bìMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
chibi-style (cute-small)
cute in a cartoonish 'chibi' way, with a large head and small body; used especially in anime/manga and fan art (from Japanese “chibi”).
Examples
สติกเกอร์ไลน์sà-dtík-gə̂ə-laaiสติกเกอร์ไลน์sà-dtík-gə̂ə-laaiLINE stickersรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindจิบิjì-bìจิบิjì-bì1chibi-style (cute-small)2chibi-style character/depiction3the chibi styleน่ารักnâa-rákน่ารักnâa-rák1cute; adorable; lovely2endearing; likable (personality)3sweet; considerate (behavior)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This Line sticker of a cat looks so chibi and is very cute.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpที่tîiศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinวาดwâatตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnให้ดูhâi-duuจิบิjì-bìเพราะprɔ́มันmanทำให้tam-hâiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiดูduuจริงจังjing-jangดูduuน่ารักnâa-rákขึ้นkʉ̂n
I like when artists draw characters to look chibi because it makes serious-looking characters seem cuter.
ตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวโปรดdtuua-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเวอร์ชันwəə-chânนี้níiถูกtùukทำtamออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaให้ดูhâi-duuจิบิjì-bìโดยdooiมีmiiหัวโตhǔua-dtooกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtìและlɛ́ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékนิดเดียวnít-diiao
This version of my favorite character's doll was made to look chibi, with a bigger-than-usual head and a tiny body.
การนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoโศกนาฏกรรมsòhk-gà-nâat-dtà-gamผ่านpàanตัวละครdtuua lá-konที่têeดูdooจิบิjì-bìเป็นbpenกลวิธีgon wí-teeที่têeสร้างsâangความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukขัดแย้งkàt yáengทางอารมณ์taang aa-romให้กับhâi gàpผู้ชมpôo chomได้dâiเป็นอย่างดีbpen yàang dee
Presenting a tragic story through characters that look chibi is an effective technique for creating an emotional contrast for the audience.
2NounB2
chibi-style character/depiction
a character or drawing rendered in the chibi style (cute, miniature proportions).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offพวงกุญแจpuuang-gun-jɛɛพวงกุญแจpuuang-gun-jɛɛ1key ring; keychain2keychain charm/fob3a set of keys (on a ring)รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formจิบิjì-bìจิบิjì-bì1chibi-style (cute-small)2chibi-style character/depiction3the chibi styleของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
I bought a chibi keychain of my favorite character.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanวาดรูปwâat-rûupจิบิjì-bìของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnให้hâiเป็นbpenของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətน่ารักnâa-rákมากmâakเลยləəi
My friend drew a chibi version of me as a birthday gift. It's so cute.
นักสะสมnák-sà-sǒmบางคนbaang-konยอมyɔɔmจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənเยอะyə́เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉฟิกเกอร์fík-gə̂əจิบิjì-bìรุ่นrûnลิมิเต็ดlí-mí-dtètของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnหายากhǎa-yâak
Some collectors are willing to pay a lot of money for limited-edition chibi figures of rare characters.
ในnaiคอมมูนิตี้kɔɔm-muu-ní-dtîiแฟนอาร์ตfɛɛn-áatเราraoจะjàเห็นผลhěn-pǒnงานngaanที่tîiวาดwâatตัวละครหลักdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-làkเป็นbpenจิบิjì-bìอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əเพราะprɔ́มันmanดูduuน่าเอ็นดูnâa-en-duu
In the fan art community, you always see works that draw the main characters as chibis because they look adorable.
3NounB2
the chibi style
the art style itself characterized by tiny, cute proportions and a large head (e.g., “สไตล์จิบิ”).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesหัดhàtหัดhàt1[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)2measles (rubeola)3[to] train [sb]; teach [sb] to do [sth]วาดรูปwâat-rûupวาดรูปwâat-rûup[to] draw; [to] paint a pictureในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สไตล์sà-dtaiสไตล์sà-dtai1style; manner2fashion; aestheticจิบิjì-bìจิบิjì-bì1chibi-style (cute-small)2chibi-style character/depiction3the chibi styleแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)วาดwâatวาดwâat1[to] draw2[to] envision; imagineสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanสัดส่วนsàt-sùuan1proportion; ratio2body proportions; figureหัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins6header; title; headline7beginning; initial part8[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)สมดุลsǒm-dunสมดุลsǒm-dun1balance; equilibrium2balanced; in equilibrium3[to] be balanced; be in equilibrium
I'm learning to draw in the chibi style, but I'm still struggling to balance the head-to-body proportions.
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เกมมือถือgeem-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉเกมgeemนี้níiออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnโดยdooiใช้cháiลายเส้นlaai-sênแบบbɛ̀ɛpจิบิjì-bìทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเลยləəi
This mobile game designed all its characters using the chibi art style.
เอกลักษณ์èek-gà-lákของลายkɔ̌ɔng-laaiเส้นsênแบบbɛ̀ɛpจิบิjì-bìคือkʉʉการลดทอนgaan-lót-tɔɔnรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́เน้นnénความน่ารักkwaam-nâa-rákสดใสsòt-sǎiทำให้tam-hâiเข้าถึงง่ายkâo-tʉ̌ng-ngâai
The unique characteristic of the chibi art style is the simplification of complex details and an emphasis on cuteness and brightness, making it very accessible.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinคนนี้kon-níiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangจากjàakการนำgaan-namภาพวาดpâap-wâatบุคคลสำคัญbùk-kon-sǎm-kanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatมาmaaวาดwâatใหม่màiในnaiสไตล์sà-dtaiจิบิjì-bì
This artist is famous for re-imagining portraits of important historical figures in the chibi style.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jì
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |