ชี่กง
chîi-gongMeaning
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qigong
a Chinese system of physical exercises and breathing control used for health, meditation, and martial arts
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฝึกfʉ̀kฝึกfʉ̀k1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)ชี่กงchîi-gongชี่กงchîi-gongqigongที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-nápublic parkทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morningเพื่อสุขภาพpʉ̂ʉa-sùk-kà-pâapเพื่อสุขภาพpʉ̂ʉa-sùk-kà-pâap1for health; for one's health2healthy; healthful (used after a noun)
My grandfather goes to practice Qigong at the park every morning for his health.
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การฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kชี่กงchîi-gongช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiและlɛ́หายใจhǎai-jaiได้dâaiลึกlʉ́kขึ้นkʉ̂n
Practicing Qigong helps us feel relaxed and breathe more deeply.
แพทย์แผนจีนpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-jiinแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiฝึกfʉ̀kชี่กงchîi-gongควบคู่ไปกับkûuap-kûu-bpai-gàpการฝังเข็มgaan-fǎng-kěmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaai
Chinese medicine practitioners recommend that patients practice Qigong alongside acupuncture to balance the body.
หลักการlàk-gaanสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชี่กงchîi-gongคือkʉʉการผสานgaan-pà-sǎanการเคลื่อนไหวgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎiที่tîiนุ่มนวลnûm-nuuanเข้ากับkâo-gàpการกำหนดลมหายใจgaan-gam-nòt-lom-hǎai-jaiและlɛ́สมาธิsà-maa-tí
The key principle of Qigong is combining gentle movements with breath control and meditation.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- 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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชี่กงchîi-gongชี่กงchîi-gongqigongqigongWord