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Georgian letter ჭch'ari · /tʃʼ/

How it sounds

English has no such sound. It's an ejective ch: close your throat, say ch, and let it pop out sharply with no puff of air — not the ch in "chair."

Sound: Palato-alveolar ejective affricate.ogg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Download the sound (m4a)

  • ჩ — the English ch, with a puff of air instead of the sharp closure
  • ჯ — the same sound, but voiced, like j

How to write it

2 strokes, written in order.

Words with ჭ

  • ჭერი/ch'eri/ceiling
  • ჭრელი/ch'reli/multicolored
  • ჭიქა/ch'ika/glass