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✏️ How to Draw It
Horizontal Dash and Bowl Curve
Start with a short horizontal dash, then curve into the distinctive bowl shape
Vertical Stem
Draw a straight vertical line from the top to bottom
Top Horizontal Line (शिरोरेखा)
Complete with the headline across the top
📖 About the Character च
The character च (Cha) is a fundamental palatal consonant in the Marathi alphabet, part of the Devanagari script.
च is the sixth consonant in the Marathi alphabet
💡 First letter of the Chavarga
Pronounced as "cha" as in "chair"
💡 Palatal sound
Learn the distinctive bowl and stem formation
💡 Follow stroke order
🗣️ Linguistic Properties
च is an unaspirated palatal stop. In Marathi, it represents the base sound of the second varga.
Unaspirated palatal stop
💡 Aghosha Alpaprana
Part of Chavarga (Palatals)
💡 Talavya varna
Extensively used in basic Marathi vocabulary
💡 Essential letter
💡 Super Tips!
Focus on the smooth transition from horizontal dash to curved bowl
The bowl should be rounded and proportional to the vertical stem
Keep the vertical stem straight and aligned with the bowl
Practice unaspirated pronunciation by avoiding air release
📝 Words You Can Make!
Spoon
Common kitchen utensil
Tea
Popular local beverage
✍️ Different Ways to Write
🔤 Barakhadi (बारहखड़ी)
See how च combines with different vowel sounds!
About Barakhadi
The Barakhadi (बारहखड़ी) shows how the consonant च combines with different vowel sounds. This is fundamental to reading and writing in Devanagari script. Practice pronouncing each combination!