Boat letters (ب - ت - ث)
All have dots either one two or three
Hook letters (ج - ح - خ)
Two have dots, one does not
Seated letters (د - ذ - ر - ز)
Two have dots, to have not
Three humps (س - ش)
One has three dots, one has none
Oval letters (ص - ض - ط - ظ)
Each pair has one with a dot, one without