บรรจุ

Explanation

The core image is placing something into a designated space or framework so that it is properly contained. With physical objects, it is used for filling bottles, packing food into bags, loading ammunition, and stating how much a container or space can hold. The same image extends to formally placing a person in an established position and incorporating content into an agenda, curriculum, or document. It is not necessarily rare or highly formal, but it often has a businesslike, institutional, or technical tone compared with the everyday verb ใส่. The form การบรรจุ turns it into a noun referring to the act of filling, loading, containing, or appointing.

Usage

It commonly appears in manufacturing, packaging, shipping, equipment loading, and descriptions of a container's or room's capacity. It is also used in administrative and HR contexts for formal appointments—particularly civil servants and teachers—and when content is incorporated into agendas, plans, or curricula.

Caution

For an ordinary action such as putting a personal item into a bag, ใส่ is usually more natural. Use บรรจุ when something is filled, loaded, or placed into a designated container, device, position, or formal framework. In employment contexts, บรรจุ often refers to the formal appointment or placement that follows selection, rather than the general act of hiring, so it is not always interchangeable with รับเข้าทำงาน.

1 fill (a container) synonyms

• แพ็ก

  phɛ́k pack

  แพ็ก is a casual loanword meaning to pack or package goods and luggage. บรรจุ has a broader range, including filling liquids, loading ammunition, and stating capacity.

• ใส่

  sày put in

  ใส่ is the general everyday verb for putting something in or on something. บรรจุ is more common when filling a container, loading a device, or placing something into a designated space in an organized or technical context.

2 appoint (to a position) synonyms

• รับเข้าทำงาน

  รับเข้าทำงาน is the general expression for hiring someone. บรรจุ more specifically refers to formal placement into an established position, especially in government, education, or other institutions.

• แต่งตั้ง

  แต่งตั้ง broadly means to appoint or designate someone to a role, including senior or committee positions. บรรจุ emphasizes formally bringing someone onto staff and placing them in an established post, often for the first time.

3 include (in a document or plan) synonyms

• รวม

  ruam include

  รวม broadly means to combine, gather, or include. บรรจุ more strongly suggests placing content into a defined document, program, or institutional framework.