High class · อักษรสูง
ฉ
ฉิ่ง ching cymbals
chɔ̌ɔ chìng
- Class
- high
- Sound
- ch / —
- Correct answers
- —
Answers in practice
This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.
How it reads
- Letter name
- chɔ̌ɔ chìng
- At the start of a syllable
- “ch”
- At the end of a syllable
- doesn't occur
- Class
- high (อักษรสูง)
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.
ฉ
classic
books
ฉ
handwritten
by hand
ฉ
modern
signs
Which tones it gives
A live syllable with no mark gets the rising tone, a dead one the low tone. Marks: ◌่ → low, ◌้ → falling.
Kai says
ฉ gets its name from ฉิ่ง, chìng: small brass cymbals tied together with a cord. Players in a Thai ensemble use them to keep the beat.