Thai consonant 9 of 44
ฉ – Cho Ching (chǎw chìng): the Thai letter CH
- Class
- High class
- Start sound
- ch
- End sound
- not used
- Keyword
- small cymbals
ฉ ฉอ ฉิ่ง chǎw chìng
In short
ฉ (ฉอ ฉิ่งchǎw chìng) is the 9th letter of the Thai alphabet and a high-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like ch; it is never used as a final consonant. Its name means "ฉ as in ฉิ่ง, small cymbals".
How to say ฉ
ch as in 'chat'
The keyword ฉิ่งchìng means small cymbals. Say the letter as ฉอ ฉิ่งchǎw chìng.
Same "ch" sound, different letter: ช Cho Chang, ฌ Cho Choe. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฉ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฉ in each one?
- ฉัน chǎn
I, me (female speaker)
- ฉีด chìit
inject; spray
- ฉลาด chà-làat
clever
- ปืนฉีดน้ำ bpuuen-chìit-náam
water gun
- โดยเฉพาะ dooi-chà-páw
especially
- เฉยเมย chǒei-moei
indifferent, cold
Tones with high-class letters
ฉ is one of the 11 high-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableRising tone
- Dead syllableLow tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ low, ◌้ falling.
The full tone rules chart