ชิงเฮา

ching-hao

Meaning

1NounC2

sweet wormwood

sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua), a medicinal plant used in traditional Chinese medicine and as a source of anti-malarial compounds

Examples

สมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)ชิงเฮาching-haoชิงเฮาching-haosweet wormwoodถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)นำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiนำมาใช้nam-maa-chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำรับยาdtam-ráp-yaaตำรับยาdtam-ráp-yaa1medicine formula; recipe; remedy2formulary; collection of medicinal formulasจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)โบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาrák-sǎaรักษาrák-sǎa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve asอาการไข้aa-gaan-kâiอาการไข้aa-gaan-kâifever; febrile conditionมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpiiร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpii1a hundred years2hundred-year; hundred-year-old
The Ching Hao herb has been used in traditional Chinese medicinal formulas to treat fever for hundreds of years.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

ching

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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ชิงเฮาching-haoชิงเฮาching-haosweet wormwoodsweet wormwoodWord