U+0E12 "ฒ" Thai Character Tho Phuthao Unicode Character

U+0E12 "ฒ" Thai Character Tho Phuthao is a consonant in the Thai alphabet specifically belonging to the low class of consonants, and it represents the sound [tʰ] as in the English "th" but aspirated and unvoiced, similar to the "th" in "think". Its name "Tho Phuthao" translates to "old man", with "phuthao" referring to an elderly person. In the Thai consonant chart, it is the twenty-second letter and occupies a position after "ธ" (Tho Thong) and before "ณ" (No Nen). This character is used in writing native Thai words as well as loanwords, and it is relatively uncommon in everyday vocabulary compared to more frequent Thai consonants. In the Thai numerical system for consonants, it is sometimes associated with the number twenty two due to its sequential order, and it follows the unique orthographic rule that it is never used with a tone mark in its standard form, as its inherent tone is determined by the low class consonant rules.