หักหาญ
hàk-hǎanMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] force; [to] coerce
to overcome by force, coerce, or act ruthlessly against someone's will
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperใช้กำลังchái-gam-langใช้กำลังchái-gam-lang[to] use force; [to] use violenceหักหาญhàk-hǎanหักหาญhàk-hǎan1[to] force; [to] coerce2ruthlessly; by forceคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2classifier for things; itemsที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaan1needed; required2wanted; desired3in demand
You shouldn't use force to coerce others to get what you want.
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การใช้gaan-cháiความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngหักหาญhàk-hǎanกันganไม่ใช่mâi-châiทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkที่ดีtîi-diiในnaiการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa
Using violent force to overcome each other is not a good solution for resolving problems.
ผู้นำเผด็จการpûu-nam-pà-dèt-gaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamใช้cháiกองกำลังgɔɔng-gam-langทหารtá-hǎanเข้าkâoหักหาญhàk-hǎanกลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm-pûu-bprà-túuangอย่างyàangโหดร้ายhòot-ráai
The dictator tried to use military forces to ruthlessly suppress the protesters.
การแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngระหว่างประเทศrá-wàang-bprà-têetด้วยdûuaiการgaanหักหาญhàk-hǎanกันganรังrangแต่dtɛ̀ɛจะjàทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətสงครามsǒng-kraam
Solving international conflicts by using force against each other will only lead to war.
2AdverbB2
ruthlessly; by force
in a ruthless, high-handed manner, or by using force
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderวิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayหักหาญhàk-hǎanหักหาญhàk-hǎan1[to] force; [to] coerce2ruthlessly; by forceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaproblem-solvingโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignoreความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀k1feeling; emotion2sensation; sensory feeling3intuition; hunch4sentiment; attitudeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He used high-handed methods to solve the problem without caring about anyone's feelings.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatไม่ควรmâi-kuuanใช้cháiวิธีการwí-tii-gaanหักหาญhàk-hǎanกับgàpประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่มาtîi-maaประท้วงbprà-túuangอย่างสงบyàang-sà-ngòp
The police shouldn't use high-handed methods against citizens who are protesting peacefully.
การยึดgaan-yʉ́tที่ดินtîi-dinของkɔ̌ɔngชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมาmaaสร้างsâangโรงงานroong-ngaanถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiหักหาญhàk-hǎanเกินไปgəən-bpai
Confiscating the villagers' land to build a factory is considered an overly high-handed act.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanใช้cháiมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanหักหาญhàk-hǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบังคับbang-kápให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanยอมรับyɔɔm-rápกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapใหม่màiในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
The executives used high-handed measures to force the employees to accept the new company rules.
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 syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàk
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
หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2broken; snapped3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6minus; less[to] break; snapPart 1
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หาญhǎanหาญhǎan1brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)2[to] dare; venture; have the audacity to (formal/literary)brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)Part 2
หักหาญhàk-hǎanหักหาญhàk-hǎan[to] force; [to] coerce[to] force; [to] coerceWord