โครง
frame
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- 1 frame、skeleton、carcass (with most meat removed)
- 2 outline、framework
- 3 [classifier for frames and skeletons]
โครง refers to the basic framework that gives something its overall shape. It can be a physical frame or skeleton, as well as the underlying outline of a story, article, or plan.
frame、skeleton、carcass (with most meat removed)
The supporting frame or skeleton that gives a physical object or body its basic shape.
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คนงานกำลังขึ้นโครงหลังคา khon ŋaan kamlaŋ khʉ̂n khrooŋ lǎŋkhaa The workers are putting up the roof frame. คนงานกำลังขึ้นโครงหลังคา details
outline、framework
The basic outline or framework of a story, piece of writing, plan, or other organized content before details are added.
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เขียนโครงเรื่องก่อน khǐan khrooŋ rʉ̂aŋ kɔ̀ɔn Write the story outline first. เขียนโครงเรื่องก่อน details
[classifier for frames and skeletons]
A classifier used for frames, skeletons, and things shaped like a supporting framework.
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โครงกระดูกสองโครง khrooŋ kradùuk sɔ̌ɔŋ khrooŋ two skeletons โครงกระดูกสองโครง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of โครง is the underlying frame that determines the overall shape of something even before its surface and details are added. For houses, vehicles, umbrellas, and similar objects, it refers to a physical supporting frame. When followed by an animal name, as in โครงไก่, it can also mean a carcass or skeleton with most of the meat removed. The same image extends to writing and planning, where it means the basic organization before details are filled in. Although โครง can stand alone, it is especially common in compounds such as โครงสร้าง “structure,” โครงเรื่อง “plot,” and โครงร่าง “outline.” It can also serve as a classifier for frames or skeletons, though learners will encounter its noun use much more often.
Usage
It is used in construction, manufacturing, and repair when discussing the frame of a house, vehicle, umbrella, or similar object. It also appears when outlining stories, articles, presentations, and plans. In markets and cooking, expressions such as โครงไก่ refer to carcasses used for making stock.
Caution
For “structure” in the sense of the complete organization of a building, system, or institution, โครงสร้าง is usually more natural. โครง alone emphasizes a supporting frame or an initial framework. Also, the usual word for a rib is ซี่โครง; โครง by itself does not normally refer to an individual rib.
Differences from similar words
1 frame synonyms
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โครงสร้าง means the overall structure or arrangement of parts. โครง focuses more specifically on the supporting frame that gives something its shape.
2 outline synonyms
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โครงร่าง explicitly refers to an outline or preliminary plan. โครง has the broader image of an underlying framework and commonly appears in expressions such as วางโครง and in compound words.