Thai word
หัว
hǔa
头
How to pronounce หัว
Rising tone
Starts low, rises to high
หัว is written hǔa and carries the rising tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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hua
Mid tone
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hùa
Low tone
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hûa
Falling tone
- หัว
hǔa
Rising tone
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húa
High tone
What does หัว mean?
Translation
头
หัว (hǔa) means "头" in Thai.
Example sentences
อย่าแตะหัวเด็กนะ
yàa dtàe hǔa dèk ná
不要摸孩子的头。
ร้านซักผ้าอยู่หัวซอยเลยค่ะ สะดวกมาก
Ráan sák-pâa yùu hǔa sooý ləəy kâ sà-duak mâak
洗衣店就在巷口，非常方便。
ผมไม่สบายครับ มีอาการปวดหัวมาก
phǒm mâi sabai khráp mii aagaan bpùat hǔa mâak
我不舒服，头很疼。
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
หู
hǔu
Related words
More words with the rising tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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