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ห

หีบ chest

hɔ̌ɔ hìip

Class
high
Sound
h / —
Correct answers
—

Answers in practice

This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.

How it reads

Letter name
hɔ̌ɔ hìip
At the start of a syllable
“h”
At the end of a syllable
doesn't occur

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.

ห

classic

books

ห

handwritten

by hand

ห

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

ห is named after หีบ, chest. An accordion is หีบเพลง: a chest of songs.

Words with this letter