ชีพจร

chîip-pá-jɔɔn

Meanings

1NounB1

pulse (heartbeat)

the rhythmic beating felt in the arteries that indicates heart rate

Examples

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2NounB2

life signs; signs of activity (figurative)

a sign of life or ongoing activity; used figuratively for the liveliness or momentum of a system or situation

Examples

ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáa1electric railway; metro; skytrain2electric train3electric car; electric vehicleเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔnชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔn1pulse (heartbeat)2life signs; signs of activity (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsย่านyâanย่านyâan1district; neighborhood; area2zone; vicinity3band; rangeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be back
This road used to be quiet, but after the skytrain opened, the neighborhood's pulse returned.
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Tones

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

Why is ชีพจร said ชีบ-พะ-จอน?

chîip-pá-jɔɔn

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

chîip

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

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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ชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔnชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔnpulse (heartbeat)pulse (heartbeat)Word