ชีพจร

Explanation

The core meaning is the pulse produced in the arteries by the beating of the heart. Although common in medical settings, it is also an ordinary word in conversations about health. Frequent combinations include จับชีพจร “check a pulse,” วัดชีพจร “measure a pulse,” and ชีพจรเต้นเร็ว／ช้า “the pulse is fast/slow.” Because a pulse suggests life and activity, the word can figuratively describe the condition or movement of an economy, city, or society. The pattern จับชีพจร plus a topic means to examine or take the pulse of that subject.

Usage

It is commonly used during medical examinations, health checks, first aid, and exercise monitoring. Its figurative use often appears in news reports and commentary about economic, political, social, or urban activity.

Caution

หัวใจเต้น refers to the heart beating, while ชีพจรเต้น refers to the pulse throbbing. ความดัน means blood pressure and is a separate measurement. ชีพจรลงเท้า is an idiom for constantly going out or traveling, not a literal movement of the pulse into the feet.

1 pulse synonyms

• อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจ

  อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจ specifically means the number of heartbeats over a period of time. ชีพจร refers to the pulse felt in an artery and, by extension, its rate; the two are often treated similarly in everyday health contexts.