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หู

#213 most commonnoun rising tone

What does หู mean?

The body part for hearing. Used literally for human and animal ears, and figuratively in expressions about listening or paying attention. Common in medical contexts, beauty discussions (ear piercings), and idioms. Thai speakers often use it with classifiers like ข้าง (kâang) for counting ears as sides.

Example Phrases

hǔu pǒm jèp

หูผมเจ็บ

My ear hurts.

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Beginner

kun dâai yin dûai hǔu mái

คุณได้ยินด้วยหูไหม

Can you hear with your ears?

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Beginner

dtɔ̂ng tam kwaam sà-àat hǔu

ต้องทำความสะอาดหู

I need to clean my ears.

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Beginner

təə mii hǔu sǔai

เธอมีหูสวย

She has beautiful ears.

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Beginner

sài hǔu-fang sì

ใส่หูฟังสิ

Put on your headphones.

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Beginner

mɔ̌ɔ dtrùat hǔu pǒm yàang lá-ìat

หมอตรวจหูผมอย่างละเอียด

The doctor examined my ears carefully.

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Intermediate

Related Words

hǔu-fang

หูฟัง

headphones

gɛ̂ɛw-hǔu

แก้วหู

eardrum

dtàang-hǔu

ต่างหู

earring

dâai-yin

ได้ยิน

to hear

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