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ช

ช้าง elephant

chɔɔ cháang

Class
low
Sound
ch / t
Correct answers
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Answers in practice

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How it reads

Letter name
chɔɔ cháang
At the start of a syllable
“ch”
At the end of a syllable
“t”

How it looks in different fonts

In a book, a notebook or on a sign this character can look different. The classic style has a loop (หัว) where you start writing. Sign fonts often drop it, and handwriting makes the lines smoother. You can choose the app's font in settings.

ช

classic

books

ช

handwritten

by hand

ช

modern

signs

Which tones it gives

A live syllable with no mark gets the mid tone. A dead one gets the high tone with a short vowel and the falling tone with a long one. Marks: ◌่ → falling, ◌้ → high.

Kai says

ช is named after ช้าง, cháang, elephant. The elephant is Thailand's national animal, and it even has its own day, 13 March.

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