หัน
hǎnMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] turn; turn toward
to move or rotate one’s body, face, or something else to a different direction
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)หันไปhǎn-bpaiหันไปhǎn-bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)ทางเสียงtaang-sǐiangทางเสียงtaang-sǐiangacoustic; acousticallyเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand
The dog turned toward the sound when it heard the call.
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During the rainy season, people start turning to carrying umbrellas more.
These days many companies are turning to online work.
สังคมsǎng-komหันมาhǎn-maaให้ความสำคัญhâi-kwaam-sǎm-kanกับgàpพลังงานสะอาดpá-lang-ngaan-sà-àatมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Society is turning to place more importance on clean energy.
Hearing someone call, he turned his face toward the door.
She turned the camera to the left to photograph the mountain.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinชื่อchʉ̂ʉของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂หันhǎnเก้าอี้gâo-îiกลับมาglàp-maaและlɛ́ถามtǎamว่าwâaเกิดgə̀ətอะไรà-raiขึ้นkʉ̂n
As soon as he heard his name, he turned his chair around and asked what happened.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎn
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 | — | — |