Russian letter Щщ
Russian shcha: capital Щ, lowercase щ. It stands for a long, soft sh: "fresh sheep". The capital takes 5 strokes and the lowercase takes 5 strokes. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
Щ is Ш with a small tail dropping from the baseline.
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.
- Lift your pen and start again on the baseline at the right side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending just below the baseline at the right side.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
Щ is Ш with a small tail dropping from the baseline.
In a word
щётка (shchyotka), brush
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 щ
Shcha is letter 27 of 33 in the alphabet, after sha (Шш), before hard-sign (Ъъ).
Щщ is a consonant, and it makes up about 0.36% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 29th out of 33 for frequency.
Questions about russian letter щщ
How do you pronounce shcha?
Shcha is a long, soft sh: "fresh sheep".
How do you write the capital Щ?
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 щ?
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 щ?
щётка (shchyotka), brush. 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.