High class · อักษรสูง
ษ
ฤๅษี hermit
sɔ̌ɔ rʉʉ-sǐi
- Class
- high
- Sound
- s / t
- Correct answers
- —
Answers in practice
This letter hasn't come up in practice yet.
How it reads
- Letter name
- sɔ̌ɔ rʉʉ-sǐi
- At the start of a syllable
- “s”
- At the end of a syllable
- “t”
- 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.
ษ
classic
books
ษ
handwritten
by hand
ษ
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
ษ is named after ฤๅษี, rʉʉ-sǐi, a hermit sage. At Wat Pho in Bangkok, statues of hermits in stretching poses once served as a guide to healthy exercises.