U+0E03 "ฃ" Thai Character Kho Khuat Unicode Character

U+0E03 "ฃ" Thai Character Kho Khuat is a now obsolete letter from the Thai alphabet, historically used to represent an aspirated velar fricative or a distinct /kʰ/ sound, but it fell out of common usage in modern Thai due to sound changes and the standardization of the writing system. This character is still found in certain older texts, religious manuscripts, and dictionaries, where it retains its traditional name "kho khuat," meaning a bottle or container, which refers to the shape of the letter. In contemporary Thai, it has been largely replaced by the similar character "ข" (kho khai), and while it is no longer taught in standard education, it remains a part of the Unicode standard for historical and technical compatibility.