สุชน
sù-chonMeaning
1NounC1
good person; virtuous person (literary)
A morally good or virtuous person, especially in literary usage.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สุชนsù-chonสุชนsù-chongood person; virtuous person (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàtซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàt1honest; truthful; upright2loyal; faithful; devotedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เอาเปรียบao-bprìiapเอาเปรียบao-bprìiap[to] take advantage of; exploitใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He is a virtuous person who is honest and never takes advantage of anyone.
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สุชนsù-chonย่อมyɔ̂mยึดมั่นyʉ́t-mânในnaiความถูกต้องkwaam-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngแม้mɛ́ɛจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngเสียsǐiaผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
A virtuous person holds firmly to what is right, even at the expense of their own interests.
ความเป็นkwaam-bpenสุชนsù-chonมิได้mí-dâaiวัดwátจากjàakคำสรรเสริญkam-sǎn-sə̌ənหากแต่hàak-dtɛ̀ɛวัดwátจากjàakการกระทำgaan-grà-tamเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiจับตาjàp-dtaa
Being a virtuous person is measured not by the praise one receives, but by one's actions when no one is watching.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangผู้คนpûu-konที่tîiแก่งแย่งชิงดีgɛ̀ɛng-yɛ̂ɛng-ching-diiเขาkǎoยังคงyang-kongประพฤติตนbprà-prʉ́t-dtonอย่างyàangสุชนsù-chonไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเหยียบย่ำyìiap-yâmผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความก้าวหน้าkwaam-gâao-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
Amid people competing for advantage, he continues to conduct himself virtuously, refusing to trample on others to advance himself.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
สุsùสุsùprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousPart 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
สุชนsù-chonสุชนsù-chongood person; virtuous person (literary)good person; virtuous person (literary)Word