Russian letter Дд
Russian de: capital Д, lowercase д. It stands for d as in "dog". 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.
д is simple to learn: it is a short letter that sits between the baseline and the midline.
Stroke by stroke
- Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Draw a straight line across to the right, ending on the dashed midline at the right 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 left side.
- 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. Curve across to the right, ending on the baseline at the right side.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
д is simple to learn: it is a short letter that sits between the baseline and the midline.
In a word
дом (dom), house
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 д
De is letter 5 of 33 in the alphabet, after ge (Гг), before ye (Ее).
Дд is a consonant, and it makes up about 2.98% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 13th out of 33 for frequency.
д has a voiceless partner, т: 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 д may sound as if it ends in т.
Questions about russian letter дд
How do you pronounce de?
De is d as in "dog".
How do you write the capital Д?
Start on the top line at the left side. Draw a straight line across to the right, ending on the top line at the right side. Lift your pen and start again on the top line at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending just above the baseline at the left side.
How do you write lowercase д?
Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Draw a straight line across to the right, ending on the dashed midline at the right 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 left side.
What is a word that uses д?
дом (dom), house. 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.