หัน

hăn

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] turn; turn toward

to move or rotate one’s body, face, or something else to a different direction

Examples

ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหันหน้าไปhăn nâa bpaiหันหน้าไปhăn nâa bpai[to] turn one's face toward [somewhere]ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
Hearing someone call, he turned his face toward the door.
2NounA2

be turned; turn (intransitive)

to become oriented in a different direction; used without a direct object (e.g., หันไปหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.), หันมาหันมาhăn maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doing)

Examples

หมาหันmăa hănหมาหันmăa hănspinning top (toy)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางเสียงtaang sĭiangทางเสียงtaang sĭiangacoustic; acousticallyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name
The dog turned toward the sound when it heard the call.
3NounB1

[to] cut into pieces (Northern Thai/Isan; culinary)

to cut or chop into pieces in Northern Thai/Isan usage (e.g., ลาบหัน); regional/cooking sense

Examples

พ่อครัวpôr kruuaพ่อครัวpôr kruuamale cook; male chefอีสานee-săanอีสานee-săan1Isan (region of Thailand)2Isan (language/dialect)3Isan; Northeastern Thaiหันhănหันhăn1[to] turn; turn toward2[to] cut into pieces (Northern Thai/Isan; culinary)3be turned; turn (intransitive)ตับdtàpตับdtàp1liver (organ)2liver (as food)3bundle; set (of thin items)เป็นชิ้นbpen chínเป็นชิ้นbpen chín1in pieces; piecewise2concrete; tangible; clear-cutเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyทำลาบtam lâapทำลาบtam lâap[to] make laap saladหันhănหันhăn1[to] turn; turn toward2[to] cut into pieces (Northern Thai/Isan; culinary)3be turned; turn (intransitive)
The Isan chef chopped the liver into small pieces to prepare laap han.

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