เฉือน
chʉ̌ʉanMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] slice thinly; shave off
to cut off a thin piece or layer from something
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmêetมีดmêetknifeเฉือนchěuuanเฉือนchěuuan1[to] slice thinly; shave off2[to] nick; graze3[to] edge out; win narrowlyแอปเปิลáep-bpêrnแอปเปิลáep-bpêrn1apple (fruit)2Apple (company)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
Mom used a knife to slice off thin pieces of apple for me to eat.
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In the morning, he slices off a thin layer of butter and puts it on bread.
The chef slices off the fish skin layer by layer to make sushi.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanผิวไม้pǐu-máaiชั้นchánนอกnɔ̂ɔkออกɔ̀ɔkอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผิวpǐuเรียบrîiapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapแลกเกอร์lɛ̂ɛk-gə̂ə
The carpenter carefully cuts off a thin outer layer of wood to smooth the surface before lacquering.
2VerbB1
[to] nick; graze
to cut slightly so that only a small amount is removed or the surface is scratched
Examples
ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerเฉือนchěuuanเฉือนchěuuan1[to] slice thinly; shave off2[to] nick; graze3[to] edge out; win narrowlyผิวpĭuผิวpĭu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลายไม้laai máaiลายไม้laai máai1wood grain (natural)2wood‑grain pattern (imitation)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossลึกléukลึกléuk1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)เข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)
The carpenter lightly cut the table’s surface to reveal the wood grain, without cutting deep.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔใช้cháiมีดผ่าตัดmîit-pàa-dtàtเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangใส่sàiเข็มkěmโดยdooiไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiเนื้อเยื่อnʉ́ʉa-yʉ̂ʉaเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiมากmâak
The doctor used a scalpel to cut the skin just slightly to insert a needle without causing much tissue damage.
เขาkǎoเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanผิวpǐuสีsǐiที่tîiผนังpà-nǎngออกɔ̀ɔkเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang-lék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpชั้นchánเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapเดิมdəəmโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขูดkùutลึกlʉ́kถึงtʉ̌ngปูนbpuun
He shaved off only the surface of the paint on the wall to test the original coating, without scraping down to the plaster.
ฉันchănเผลอplĕrเฉือนchěuuanนิ้วníuแค่kâeผิวpĭuๆ-ตอนdtonหั่นhànผักpàkเลือดออกlêuuat òkนิดเดียวnít diao
I accidentally nicked my finger a little while chopping vegetables; it was just a scratch.
The doctor gently cut the wound slightly to remove the pus.
ช่างไม้châng máiเฉือนchěuuanผิวpĭuโต๊ะdtóเบาๆbao baoให้hâiเรียบrîiapขึ้นkêunโดยdoiไม่mâiตัดdtàtเนื้อnéuuaมากmâak
The carpenter slightly shaved the table’s surface to make it smoother without removing much material.
ฉันchănใช้cháiมีดmêetคมkomเฉือนchěuuanผิวpĭuเปลือกbplèuakออกเล็กน้อยòk lék nóiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเนื้อผลไม้néuua pŏn-lá-máiเสียหายsĭia hăai
I used a sharp knife to slightly cut off just a thin layer of the peel so the fruit’s flesh wouldn’t be damaged.
ศัลยแพทย์sǎn-yá-pɛ̂ɛtต้องdtɔ̂ngเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ผิวpǐuชั้นchánนอกnɔ̂ɔkอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการทำลายgaan-tam-laaiเนื้อเยื่อnʉ́ʉa-yʉ̂ʉaข้างเคียงkâang-kiiang
The surgeon must cut only the outer layer slightly and carefully to avoid damaging the surrounding tissue.
3VerbB2
[to] edge out; win narrowly
to defeat by a very small margin
Examples
ทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanทีมเจ้าบ้านtiim-jâao-bâanhome team (sports)เฉือนchʉ̌ʉanเฉือนchʉ̌ʉan1[to] slice thinly; shave off2[to] nick; graze3[to] edge out; win narrowlyชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]2-1ในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofท้ายเกมtáai-geemท้ายเกมtáai-geem1the final phase of a match/game2late in the game; near the endทำเอาtam-aoทำเอาtam-aoto cause; to leave [sb/sth] ...กองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiiaกองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiia1cheering section; group of supporters2support base; backersเฮลั่นhee-lânเฮลั่นhee-lân[to] cheer loudly; [to] erupt in cheers
The home team edged out a 2-1 win in the final minutes, sending the fans into cheers.
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เขาkǎoเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngไปbpaiเพียงpiiangคะแนนká-nɛɛnเดียวdiiaoคว้าkwáaเหรียญทองrǐian-tɔɔngมาmaaครองkrɔɔng
He narrowly defeated his opponent by just one point to take the gold medal.
แมตช์mɛ̂ɛtนี้níiสูสีsǔu-sǐiมากmâakจนjonสุดท้ายsùt-táaiทีมเยือนtiim-yʉʉanเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanเข้ารอบkâo-rɔ̂ɔpด้วยdûuaiกฏอgɔ̀ɔtเวย์weeโกลgloo
The match was so close that the away team ultimately advanced by narrowly winning on the away-goals rule.
ผลpǒnโพลplooระบุว่าrá-bù-wâaผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkหมายเลขmǎai-lêekหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเฉือนchʉ̌ʉanคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngแบบbɛ̀ɛpปลายbplaaiเส้นชัยsên-chaiด้วยdûuaiคะแนนนิยมká-nɛɛn-ní-yomต่างกันdtàang-ganไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-sen
The poll indicated that candidate number one edged out the rival at the finish line, with less than a one-percent difference in popularity.
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
chʉ̌ʉan
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 | — | — |