ชิ้น
chínMeanings
1NounA2
piece; item; fragment; slice
a separate part or portion of something that has been cut, divided, or is one of several units
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หั่นhànหั่นhàn[to] slice; cut [sth] into pieces; chopขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เป็นชิ้นbpen-chínเป็นชิ้นbpen-chínin pieces; piecewiseเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแบ่งbɛ̀ngแบ่งbɛ̀ng1[to] divide; split2[to] share3[to] allocate; distribute4[to] separate; set apartกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
I cut the bread into pieces to share.
3 more examplesShow less
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเขาkăoตัดdtàtพิซซ่าpít-sâaเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเท่าtâoๆ-กันganแล้วláeoแจกjàekให้hâiทุกคนtúk kon
Yesterday he cut the pizza into equal pieces and handed them out to everyone.
เธอtəəแบ่งbɛ̀ngช็อกโกแลตchɔ́k-goo-lɛ́tเป็นbpenหลายlǎaiชิ้นchínแล้วlɛ́ɛoเก็บไว้กินgèp-wái-ginพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
She divided the chocolate into several pieces and saved them to eat tomorrow.
หลังจากlăng jàakทำtamแจกันjae-ganตกแตกdtòk dtàekเราraoก็gâwเก็บgèpชิ้นchínต่างdtàangๆ-มาmaaต่อกันdtò ganเพื่อpêuuaดูว่าduu wâaส่วนไหนsùuan năiหายไปhăai bpai
After dropping the vase and breaking it, we gathered the separate pieces and fitted them together to see which part was missing.
2ClassifierA2
classifier: pieces/items
a classifier used to count discrete pieces or items, such as pieces of meat, slices of cake, fabric pieces, or small objects
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forเค้กkéekเค้กkéekcake (sweet baked dessert)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
One slice of cake, please.
3 more examplesShow less
Yesterday I bought five pieces of sushi from the market.
Could you cut two more pieces of fabric?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chín
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |