Russian letter Сс
Russian es: capital С, lowercase с. It stands for s as in "sun". The capital takes 1 stroke and the lowercase takes 1 stroke. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
С looks like a C and sounds like s.
Stroke by stroke
- Start on the dashed midline at the right side. Curve straight down, ending on the baseline at the right side.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
С looks like a C and sounds like s.
In a word
собака (sobaka), dog
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 с
Es is letter 19 of 33 in the alphabet, after er (Рр), before te (Тт).
Сс is a consonant, and it makes up about 5.47% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 7th out of 33 for frequency.
с has a voiceless partner, з: 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 с may sound as if it ends in з.
Questions about russian letter сс
How do you pronounce es?
Es is s as in "sun".
How do you write the capital С?
Start just below the top line at the right side. Curve straight down, ending just above the baseline at the right side.
How do you write lowercase с?
Start on the dashed midline at the right side. Curve straight down, ending on the baseline at the right side.
What is a word that uses с?
собака (sobaka), dog. 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.