ฉาน
chǎanMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
bright; radiant; spreading (of light)
shining brightly or spreading out, especially of light, as in แสงฉาน
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaแววตาwɛɛo-dtaa1expression in the eyes; look2sparkle; glint (of the eyes)แจ่มฉานjɛ̀m-chǎanแจ่มฉานjɛ̀m-chǎan1very clear; obvious2very bright; brilliantly lit
The little child looked at their mother with bright, radiant eyes.
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ในnaiคืนเดือนเพ็ญkʉʉn-dʉʉan-penแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janส่องสว่างsɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàangนวลฉานnuuan-chǎanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaท้องทุ่งtɔ́ɔng-tûng
On the night of the full moon, the moonlight shone, soft and radiant, all over the field.
แววตาwɛɛo-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngนักรบnák-rópหนุ่มnùmฉายchǎaiประกายbprà-gaaiคมkomฉานchǎanยามyaamจ้องมองjɔ̂ng-mɔɔngไปยังbpai-yangศัตรูsàt-dtruu
The young warrior's eyes flashed with a sharp radiance as he stared at the enemy.
หยาดน้ำค้างyàat-náam-káangบนbonยอดหญ้าyɔ̂ɔt-yâaต้องdtɔ̂ngแสงอรุณsɛ̌ɛng-à-runสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnประกายbprà-gaaiวาวwaaoฉานchǎanจับตาjàp-dtaa
The dewdrops on the tips of the grass caught the morning light, reflecting a captivating, brilliant radiance.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǎan
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |