Thai consonant 12 of 44
ฌ – Cho Choe (chaw choe): the Thai letter CH
- Class
- Low class
- Start sound
- ch
- End sound
- not used
- Keyword
- tree
ฌ ฌอ เฌอ chaw choe
In short
ฌ (ฌอ เฌอchaw choe) is the 12th letter of the Thai alphabet and a low-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like ch; it is never used as a final consonant. Its name means "ฌ as in เฌอ, tree".
How to say ฌ
ch (rare)
The keyword เฌอchoe means tree. Say the letter as ฌอ เฌอchaw choe.
Same "ch" sound, different letter: ฉ Cho Ching, ช Cho Chang. The class is what tells them apart.
Tones with low-class letters
ฌ is one of the 24 low-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableHigh (short vowel) or falling (long vowel) tone
Two tone marks: ◌่ falling, ◌้ high.
The full tone rules chart