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chîi

Meanings

1NounC1

qi/chi; vital life energy

the vital life force believed in traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts to flow through the body (qi/chi, 氣/气)

Examples

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2NounC1

qi in feng shui; ambient energy

the flow or quality of energy in spaces and environments as understood in feng shui

Examples

การจัดgaan-jàtการจัดgaan-jàt1arranging; organizing (the act/process)2arrangement; layout; setup (result)3organizing/hosting (an event)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiapเป็นระเบียบbpen-rá-bìiap1orderly; tidy; well-organized2disciplined; well-behavedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierชี่chîiชี่chîi1qi/chi; vital life energy2qi in feng shui; ambient energyที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableไหลเวียนlǎi-wiianไหลเวียนlǎi-wiian[to] circulate; flowเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the home
Keeping the house tidy and clean will help good 'chi' flow into the home.
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Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

chîi

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