ชี้นำ
chíi-namMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] guide; direct
To give direction, advice, or show the way for someone to follow.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specifyนำทางnam-taangนำทางnam-taang1[to] guide; lead the way2[to] navigate; give directions3[to] guide (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)
The teacher guided me so I could finish my homework.
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiชี้นำchíi-namฉันchǎnว่าwâaจะjàเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiสถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiอย่างไรyàang-rai
My older brother guided me on how to get to the train station.
ไกด์gáiชี้นำchíi-namกลุ่มglùmนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoให้hâiเดินตามdəən-dtaamเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The guide led the tour group to follow a safe route.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanชี้นำchée namทีมteemด้วยdûuayคำแนะนำkam náe namที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynทำtamให้hâiเราraoรู้rúuขั้นตอนต่อไปkân dton dtò bpai
The manager guided the team with clear advice, so we knew the next steps.
2VerbB2
[to] influence; steer (opinion/behavior)
To shape or steer someone's views or actions, sometimes with a biased or ideological intent.
Examples
สื่อsʉ̀ʉสื่อsʉ̀ʉ1media; the media; mass media2medium; means; channel of communication3[to] convey; communicate4medium (spiritual/occult)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightสำนักsǎm-nákสำนักsǎm-nák1office; bureau; agency2school; sect; tradition3residence; establishment; headquartersชี้นำchíi-namชี้นำchíi-nam1[to] guide; direct2[to] influence; steer (opinion/behavior)3leading; guiding; directiveความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěn1opinion; view2comment; feedbackของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ชมpûu-chomผู้ชมpûu-chom1viewer; spectator2audience (viewers)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooพาดหัวpâat-hǔuaพาดหัวpâat-hǔua1headline; banner headline2[to] headline; titleที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเอนเอียงeen-iiangเอนเอียงeen-iiang1[to] lean; tilt; slant2biased; not impartial
Some media outlets steer viewers’ opinions with biased headlines.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamชี้นำchíi-namทีมtiimให้hâiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaวิธีwí-tiiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแม้mɛ́ɛข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunยังyangไม่ครบถ้วนmâi-króp-tûuan
He tried to steer the team to believe in his method even though the information was incomplete.
โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaที่tîiแฝงfɛ̌ɛngอุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanสามารถsǎa-mâatชี้นำchíi-namทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokโดยที่dooi-tîiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoไม่รู้ตัวmâi-rúu-dtuua
Ideologically infused advertisements can shape consumers’ attitudes without them realizing it.
คำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiชี้นำchíi-namในnaiแบบสำรวจbɛ̀ɛp-sǎm-rùuatทำtamให้ผลhâi-pǒnที่tîiได้dâaiเอนเอียงeen-iiangและlɛ́ไม่mâiสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความคิดkwaam-kítจริงjingของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
Leading questions in a survey steer the results and fail to reflect the public’s true opinions.
3AdjectiveC1
leading; guiding; directive
Providing direction or shaping views or actions, as in บทบาทชี้นำ ‘a guiding role’.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรับหน้าที่ráp-nâa-tîiรับหน้าที่ráp-nâa-tîi[to] take on [a duty/role]; [to] assume [responsibility]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทบาทbòt-bàatบทบาทbòt-bàat1actor’s role; character2role; function; partชี้นำchíi-namชี้นำchíi-nam1[to] guide; direct2[to] influence; steer (opinion/behavior)3leading; guiding; directiveของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupอาสาaa-sǎaอาสาaa-sǎa1[to] volunteer; offer2volunteer (person)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunity
He was assigned a leading role in the community volunteer team.
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บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiมีmiiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaชี้นำchíi-namความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อ่านpûu-àanอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
This article has content that clearly guides readers’ opinions.
ค่าkâaองค์กรong-gɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเป็นbpenกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpชี้นำchíi-namพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanยึดถือyʉ́t-tʉ̌ʉร่วมกันrûuam-gan
Our organizational values serve as a guiding framework for employees’ shared behavior.
ยุทธศาสตร์ชาติyút-tá-sàat-châatทำหน้าที่tam-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátชี้นำchíi-namการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naaในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The national strategy serves as a guiding vision for long-term development.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชี้นำ said ชี้-นัม?
chíi-nam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
chíi
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชี้chíiชี้chíi1[to] point (at)2[to] indicate; show3[to] point out; highlight4[to] designate; specify[to] point (at)Part 1
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ชี้นำchíi-namชี้นำchíi-nam[to] guide; direct[to] guide; directWord