Please see the illustration above to learn how to write the Thai letter Pho Phan (พ). The 30^th consonant of the Thai alphabet and the second “P”-sounding letter. It resembles an uppercase “W,” with the middle stroke extending all the way to the top and an exterior loop on the left, and is pronounced with a “P” sound. Pay close attention to the top-left loop: when the loop is on the outside, it is pho phan; when the loop appears on the inside, it becomes pho phueng.

Writing tips:
Start by drawing a clockwise circle at the top left. From there, draw a straight line down to the bottom. Next, draw a diagonal line up and to the right toward the midpoint at the top. Then draw a line straight down and to the right, and finish by drawing a line upward on the opposite side of where you started.

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.

Low

Spoken pronunciation:

pho phan 

Named after:

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

พาน (phan) 

Related characters:

• Pho Phueng (ผ)
• Po Pla (ป)