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The Thai letter ฉ (chǒr chìng)

"small cymbals", a high-class consonant

Animated stroke order of the Thai letter ฉ (chǒr chìng)
ฉอฉิ่งchǒr chìngsmall cymbals
Class
high
Initial
ch
Final
none

How do you write ฉ?

The animation above draws ฉ stroke by stroke, in order and direction. How to write Thai letters has the rules that hold for every letter. Mooteach's writing practice has you trace ฉ stroke by stroke, then write it from memory. The best app to learn Thai compares which apps teach writing.

How do you pronounce ฉ?

Its name is chǒr chìng. At the start of a syllable ฉ sounds like English ch. It does not end a syllable. Play its name above to hear it, and Mooteach's alphabet reference plays every letter's name in a male and a female voice.

How does ฉ affect the tone?

ฉ is a high-class consonant. With no tone mark, a syllable that starts with it has a rising tone when it is live (it ends in a long vowel or in an m, n, ng, w or y sound) and a low tone when it is dead. With the first tone mark the tone is low, with the second it is falling. How Thai tones work has the full rules.

The other high-class consonants

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