ชั่ง
chângMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] weigh [sth]
to measure how heavy something is using scales
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชั่งchângชั่งchâng1[to] weigh [sth]2[to] weigh; consider carefully3chang (traditional unit of weight)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənจ่ายเงินjàai-ngən1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay out
Mom weighed the vegetables at the market before paying.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanชั่งchângปลาbplaaที่têeเคาน์เตอร์káo-dtêrแล้วláeoติดสติกเกอร์dtìt sà-dtík-gêrราคาraa-kaaให้hâi
The staff weighed the fish at the counter and put a price sticker on it.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngชั่งchângพัสดุpát-sà-dùก่อนgɔ̀ɔnส่งsòngไปรษณีย์bprai-sà-niiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคำนวณkam-nuuanค่าส่งkâa-sòngให้hâiถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng
I need to weigh the parcel before mailing it to calculate the correct postage.
พอporชั่งchângแป้งbpâaengได้dâiตามdtaamสูตรsòotแล้วláeoเขาkăoก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiเติมdtermน้ำnáamเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเนื้อnéuuaแป้งbpâaengได้dâiความหนืดkwaam nèutพอดีpo dee
After weighing the flour according to the recipe, he slowly added water to get the right dough consistency.
2VerbC1
[to] weigh; consider carefully
To weigh alternatives or considerations carefully before deciding.
Examples
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk[to] resign; quit; withdrawเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชั่งใจchâng-jaiชั่งใจchâng-jai[to] weigh up; hesitate; deliberateถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)โอกาสoo-gàatโอกาสoo-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótin the futureอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpอย่างรอบคอบyàang-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpcarefully; cautiously; prudently
Before deciding to resign, he carefully weighed expenses and future opportunities.
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คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanชั่งchângผลดีpǒn-diiผลเสียpǒn-sǐiaของkɔ̌ɔngนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàประกาศใช้bprà-gàat-chái
The committee deliberated on the pros and cons of the new policy before announcing it.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบ้านเมืองผันผวนbâan-mʉʉang-pǎn-pǔuanเราraoจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngชั่งchângเหตุhèetชั่งchângผลpǒnมิให้mí-hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kนำหน้าnam-nâaสติsà-dtì
When the country is volatile, we must deliberate carefully, not letting emotions overtake reason.
เธอtəəชั่งchângถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamอย่างถี่ถ้วนyàang-tìi-tûuanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตอบdtɔ̀ɔpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมิให้mí-hâiคำพูดkam-pûutกระทบกระเทือนgrà-tóp-grà-tʉʉanผู้มีส่วนได้ส่วนเสียpûu-mii-sùuan-dâai-sùuan-sǐia
She weighed her words thoroughly before responding so as not to affect stakeholders.
3NounC2
chang (traditional unit of weight)
A traditional Thai unit of weight equal to 20 tamlueng or 80 baht, approximately 1.2 kilograms; also historically a monetary unit.
Examples
เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationสมัยรัตนโกสินทร์sà-mǎi-rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐnสมัยรัตนโกสินทร์sà-mǎi-rát-dtà-ná-goo-sǐnRattanakosin era (1782–present)ระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaระบุว่าrá-bù-wâa[to] specify that; [to] state thatทองคำtɔɔng-kamทองคำtɔɔng-kam1gold (chemical element; precious metal)2figurative: something precious/valuableจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2number (mathematics)3a number of; severalสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ชั่งchângชั่งchâng1[to] weigh [sth]2[to] weigh; consider carefully3chang (traditional unit of weight)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)บรรณาการban-naa-gaanบรรณาการban-naa-gaantribute; formal gift to a superiorไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)หัวhǔuaหัวhǔua1head (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)เมืองชายทะเลmʉʉang-chaai-tá-leeเมืองชายทะเลmʉʉang-chaai-tá-leeseaside town/city; coastal town
A Rattanakosin-era document notes that three chang of gold were sent as tribute to the coastal provinces.
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ในnaiคำให้การkam-hâi-gaanพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaจีนjiinยุคyúkนั้นnánระบุrá-bùราคาraa-kaaข้าวkâaoหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่งchângเทียบกับtîiap-gàpเงินngənพดด้วงpót-dûuangอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnมาตรmâatชั่งตวงวัดchâng-dtuuang-wátที่tîiยังyangใช้cháiกันganแพร่หลายprɛ̂ɛ-lǎai
In a Chinese merchant’s testimony from that era, the price of one chang of rice is clearly stated against pod duang money, showing that the system of weights and measures was still widely used.
ตามdtaamกฎหมายตราสามดวงgòt-măai dtraa săam duuangการเก็บส่วยgaan gèp sùuayดีบุกdee bùkกำหนดgam-nòtเป็นbpenหน่วยnùuaiชั่งchângมิใช่mí châiกิโลกรัมgì-loh-gramสะท้อนsà-tónกรอบgròpคิดkítด้านdâanมาตราmaa-dtraaตราdtraaชั่งchângในnaiสังคมsăng-komสยามsà-yăamโบราณboh-raan
Under the Three Seals Law, tin taxes were levied in the unit chang, not kilograms, reflecting the framework of weights and measures in ancient Siamese society.
เมื่อmêuuaนักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatตีความdtee kwaamบัญชีban-cheeคลังหลวงklang lŭuangสมัยอยุธยาsà-măi à-yút-tá-yaaเขาkăoต้องdtôngแปลงค่าbplaeng kâaทองคำtong kamเป็นbpenหน่วยสากลnùuay săa-gonโดยdoiอ้างอิงâang ingว่าwâaหนึ่งnèungชั่งchângเท่ากับtâo gàpยี่สิบyêe sìpบาทbàatเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangความคลาดเคลื่อนkwaam klâat klêuuanเชิงปริมาณcherng bpà-rí-maan
When historians interpret royal treasury records from the Ayutthaya period, they must convert gold into universal units, referencing that one chang equals twenty baht to avoid quantitative discrepancies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
châng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |