เฉียด
chìiatMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] graze; narrowly miss
To pass very close to something, almost touching or hitting; to miss by a small margin.
Examples
จักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanbicycle; bikeของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเฉียดchìiatเฉียดchìiat1[to] graze; narrowly miss2near; close to [sth] (a limit/threshold)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-doorแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขี่kèeขี่kèe1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overผ่านไปpàan bpaiผ่านไปpàan bpai1[to] pass by; go past2[to] elapse; go by (time)3[to] pass; be over (an event or experience)
His bicycle passed very close to the car next to it and went by.
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ลูกฟุตบอลlûuk-fút-bɔɔnพุ่งpûngเฉียดchìiatศีรษะsǐi-sàผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuไปbpaiอย่างyàangหวุดหวิดwùt-wìt
The soccer ball shot past the goalkeeper’s head, barely missing.
A shark swam very close to the diver but didn’t hit him.
กระสุนgrà-sǔnเฉียดchìiatใบbaiหูhǔuเขาkǎoไปbpaiเพียงpiiangนิดเดียวnít-diiaoทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoชะงักchá-ngákด้วยdûuaiความตกใจkwaam-dtòk-jai
A bullet grazed past his ear by a tiny margin, making him freeze in shock.
2PrepositionB2
near; close to [sth] (a limit/threshold)
Very close to a particular point such as a time, score, amount, or boundary; often used before the noun (e.g., เฉียดเที่ยง ‘near noon’, คะแนนเฉียดร้อย ‘nearly a hundred points’).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)เฉียดchìiatเฉียดchìiat1[to] graze; narrowly miss2near; close to [sth] (a limit/threshold)เที่ยงtîiangเที่ยงtîiang1noon; midday2exact; precise; straightพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คนแน่นkon-nɛ̂nคนแน่นkon-nɛ̂ncrowded (with people)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
We arranged to eat near noon so the restaurant won’t be too crowded.
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คะแนนสอบká-nɛɛn-sɔ̀ɔpครั้งนี้kráng-níiเฉียดchìiatร้อยrɔ́ɔiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoมีmiiกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
This exam score was nearly a hundred, which boosted his morale.
ยอดyɔ̂ɔtบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakเฉียดchìiatหนึ่งnʉ̀ngล้านláanบาทbàatสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnพลังpá-langของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonที่tîiร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-gan
Donations were close to one million baht, reflecting the power of community cooperation.
กำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt sòng ngaanเฉียดchìiatเที่ยงคืนtîiang keunเราraoจึงjeungเร่งrêngปิดbpìtงานngaanให้hâiทันtanก่อนgònระบบrá-bòpล็อกlókส่งsòngอัตโนมัติàt-noh-mát
The deadline is near midnight, so we hurried to finish before the system locks submissions automatically.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chìiat
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 | — | — |