Russian letter Шш
Russian sha: capital Ш, lowercase ш. It stands for sh as in "ship". The capital takes 4 strokes and the lowercase takes 4 strokes. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
Ш has three stems and is a sh sound; Щ adds a tail and is a longer, softer sh.
Stroke by stroke
- Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side.
- Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the middle.
- Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the right side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the right side.
- Lift your pen and start again on the baseline at the left side. Draw a straight line across to the right, ending on the baseline at the right side.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
Ш has three stems and is a sh sound; Щ adds a tail and is a longer, softer sh.
In a word
шапка (shapka), hat
Practice
Trace on screen first: press Trace it above and follow the grey letter. Then print the sheet and write the same letter on paper. Writing on paper is what builds the habit.
More about ш
Sha is letter 26 of 33 in the alphabet, after che (Чч), before shcha (Щщ).
Шш is a consonant, and it makes up about 0.72% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 26th out of 33 for frequency.
ш has a voiceless partner, ж: the two are made the same way in the mouth, one with the voice on and one with it off. At the end of a word the voiced one is said like its partner, so a word ending in ш may sound as if it ends in ж.
Questions about russian letter шш
How do you pronounce sha?
Sha is sh as in "ship".
How do you write the capital Ш?
Start on the top line at the left side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side. Lift your pen and start again on the top line at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the middle.
How do you write lowercase ш?
Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side. Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the middle.
What is a word that uses ш?
шапка (shapka), hat. The word is written below the letter on this page in the same stroke style.
Can I print a worksheet?
Yes. The worksheet maker takes Greek and Russian text as well as cursive and print, in three line sizes.