How to Write "Ho Hip" (ห) in Thai


Please see the illustration above to learn how to write the Thai letter Ho Hip (ห). This letter is the main Thai letter which sounds like an "H" in English. It can be easy to confuse with Tho thahan when reading.

Letter type:
Consonant
Consonant tone class:

Each Thai consonant belongs to a tone class - low, mid, or high - which helps determine the tone of syllables it starts.

High
Spoken pronunciation:
ho hip 
Named after:

Each Thai consonant's name is acrophonic - it comes from a word starting with the same sound, in this case “หีบ” meaning “box”.

หีบ (box) 
Related characters: