หน่วย
unit of measurement
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- 1 unit of measurement、constituent unit
- 2 organizational unit、military unit
- 3 unit [counter for quantities and organizational units]
- 4 ones place
It refers to a unit treated as one whole, whether it measures a quantity or forms part of a larger organization.
unit of measurement、constituent unit
A standard for measuring a quantity, or a basic element that makes up a larger whole.
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เมตรเป็นหน่วยวัดความยาว mét pen nùay wát khwaam yaaw The meter is a unit of length. เมตรเป็นหน่วยวัดความยาว details
organizational unit、military unit
An organizational unit with a particular role or assignment, such as a military unit or rescue team.
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เจ้าหน้าที่จากหน่วยกู้ภัยมาถึงที่เกิดเหตุแล้ว câwnâathîi càak nùay kûuphay maa thʉ̌ŋ thîi kə̀ət hèet lɛ́ɛw Rescue workers have arrived at the scene. เจ้าหน้าที่จากหน่วยกู้ภัยมาถึงที่เกิดเหตุแล้ว details
unit [counter for quantities and organizational units]
Used to count units of a quantity or separate organizational units.
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เดือนนี้ใช้ไฟไป 200 หน่วย dʉan níi cháy fay pay sɔ̌ɔŋ rɔ́ɔy nùay We used 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity this month. เดือนนี้ใช้ไฟไป 200 หน่วย details
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หน่วยรักษาความปลอดภัย 2 หน่วย nùay ráksǎa khwaam plɔ̀ɔtphay sɔ̌ɔŋ nùay Two security units หน่วยรักษาความปลอดภัย 2 หน่วย details
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ราคาต่อหน่วย raakhaa tɔ̀ɔ nùay price per unit ราคาต่อหน่วย details
ones place
The ones position in a whole number, normally expressed as หลักหน่วย.
Learning notes
Explanation
The central idea is something treated as one unit. This can be a measurement standard, a building block such as a cell, or an organized body made up of several people. The word is standard and neutral in tone. As a noun, it is often followed by words specifying the type or function: หน่วยวัดความยาว means “unit of length.” As a classifier, it follows the number: หน่วยกู้ภัย 2 หน่วย means “two rescue units.” On utility bills, one หน่วย of electricity normally means one kilowatt-hour, while one หน่วย of water normally means one cubic meter. The quantity represented by a unit depends on what is being measured.
Usage
Common contexts include school lessons about measurement and place value, discussions of utility use and unit prices, and news or workplace conversations about military units, rescue teams, and government organizations.
Caution
This is not an all-purpose classifier. Ordinary objects usually take their own classifiers, such as คน for people, เล่ม for books, and คัน for cars. Use หน่วยกิต for academic credits. Learn หลักหน่วย as “ones place”; it does not mean the rightmost digit of a number that includes decimal places.
Differences from similar words
2 organizational unit synonyms
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กลุ่ม is a general group of people or things and need not have a formal structure. หน่วย presents a group as an organizational unit with a defined role.
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แผนก usually means a department organized by function, such as a hospital department. หน่วย is broader and also covers operational units, including military and rescue units.