ฝัง
fǎngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] bury; inter
To place something in the ground and cover it with soil, often for a corpse or an object.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ฝังfǎngฝังfǎng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]เมล็ดพืชmá-lét-pʉ̂ʉtเมล็ดพืชmá-lét-pʉ̂ʉtplant seedลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
Villagers bury seeds in the soil after it rains.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoฝังfǎngแคปซูลkɛ̂ɛp-suunเวลาwee-laaไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətอีกìikสิบsìpปีbpiiข้างหน้าkâang-nâa
Yesterday we buried a time capsule behind the house to open in ten years.
เขาkăoฝังfăngของขวัญkŏng kwănเล็กlékๆ-ไว้wáiใต้dtâiต้นไม้dtôn máaiเพื่อpêuuaเซอร์ไพรส์ser práiหลานlăan
He buried a small gift under the tree to surprise his niece.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaจัดพิธีjàt-pí-tiiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoฝังfǎngร่างrâangผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápในnaiสุสานsù-sǎanของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
The family held a simple ceremony and buried the deceased in the village cemetery.
2VerbB1
[to] implant (medical/dental)
To place something inside the body or tissue so that it remains there (e.g., dental implant, contraceptive implant).
Examples
หมอฟันmɔ̌ɔ-fanหมอฟันmɔ̌ɔ-fandentistบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฝังfǎngฝังfǎng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]รากฟันเทียมrâak-fan-tiiamรากฟันเทียมrâak-fan-tiiamdental implantให้hâiให้hâi1[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)สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
The dentist said he will place a dental implant for me next week.
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แพทย์แนะนำpɛ̂ɛt-nɛ́-namให้hâiฝังfǎngยาyaaคุมกำเนิดkum-gam-nə̀ətเพราะprɔ́สะดวกsà-dùuakและlɛ́มีผลmii-pǒnยาวนานyaao-naan
The doctor recommended a contraceptive implant because it's convenient and long-lasting.
หลังlăngการผ่าตัดgaan pàa dtàtเขาkăoมีmeeอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gonเล็กๆlék lékฝังอยู่făng yòoใต้dtâiผิวหนังpĭw năngเพื่อpêuuaกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnหัวใจhŭua jai
After the surgery, he has a small device implanted under the skin to stimulate the heart.
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจdtrùuatติดตามdtìt-dtaamเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáหลังlǎngฝังfǎngเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnประสาทbprà-sàatเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoอาการปวดaa-gaan-bpùuatเรื้อรังrʉ́ʉa-rang
The patient needs regular follow-ups after having a neurostimulator implanted to relieve chronic pain.
3VerbB1
[to] embed; set into
To fix something firmly into another material or surface so it becomes part of it (e.g., a gem embedded in metal).
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toฝังfǎngฝังfǎng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]เพชรpétเพชรpét1diamond (gemstone)2Phet (personal name)3classifier: เม็ด4hard; unyielding; diamond-likeลงในlong-naiลงในlong-nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inตัวเรือนdtuua-rʉʉanตัวเรือนdtuua-rʉʉan1case; casing; housing (device/watch)2jewelry setting; mountแหวนwɛ̌ɛnแหวนwɛ̌ɛn1ring (finger jewelry)2classifier: วง3toroidal ring/annulus (technical)อย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
The craftsman carefully sets the diamond into the ring mount.
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ช่างทองchâng-tɔɔngใช้cháiปากกาbpàak-gaaหนีบnìipช่วยchûuaiฝังfǎngพลอยplɔɔiให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nกับgàpแผ่นโลหะpɛ̀n-loo-hà
The goldsmith used a clamp to embed the gemstone firmly into the metal plate.
โลโก้loh gôhถูกtòokฝังfăngไว้บนwái bonปกหนังbpòk năngด้วยdûuayเทคนิคték-níkปั๊มbpámร้อนrónทำให้tam hâiผิวpĭuเรียบrîiapเสมอกันsà-mĕr gan
The logo was embedded on the leather cover using a hot-stamping technique, making the surface flush.
ช่างทำเครื่องประดับchâng-tam-krʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpเลือกlʉ̂ʉakวิธีwí-tiiฝังfǎngหนามเตยnǎam-dtəəiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพชรpétยึดyʉ́tกับgàpตัวเรือนdtuua-rʉʉanโดยdooiไม่mâiบังbangเหลี่ยมlìiamไฟfai
The jeweler chose a prong setting method to secure the diamond to the mount without obscuring its brilliance.
4AdjectiveB2
[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]
Describes ideas, habits, or feelings that are deeply fixed as if embedded.
Examples
ความกลัวkwaam-gluuaความกลัวkwaam-gluuafear; dread; apprehensionการสอบgaan-sɔ̀ɔpการสอบgaan-sɔ̀ɔpexamination; testฝังอยู่fǎng-yùuฝังอยู่fǎng-yùu[to] be buried; [to] be embeddedในใจnai-jaiในใจnai-jaiinwardly; to oneselfเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)
The fear of exams has been ingrained in him since childhood.
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ค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความขยันkwaam-kà-yǎnถูกtùukฝังfǎngในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
The value of diligence is embedded in our family.
อคติà-ká-dtìบางอย่างbaang-yàangฝังลึกfǎng-lʉ́kจนjonคนkonไม่รู้ตัวmâi-rúu-dtuuaว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengกำลังgam-langตัดสินdtàt-sǐnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnอย่างไม่ยุติธรรมyàang-mâi-yú-dtì-tam
Some biases are so deeply embedded that people don't realize they are judging others unfairly.
บทเรียนbòt-riianจากjàakวิกฤตwí-grìtครั้งkrángนั้นnánฝังอยู่fǎng-yùuในnaiวัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔnทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konระวังrá-wangความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The lessons from that crisis are embedded in the organizational culture, making everyone more risk-aware.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fǎng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |