Russian letter Ии
Russian i: capital И, lowercase и. It stands for ee as in "see". The capital takes 3 strokes and the lowercase takes 3 strokes. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
И is a backwards N and sounds like ee.
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 baseline at the left side. Draw a straight line up and to the right, ending on the dashed midline at the right 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.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
И is a backwards N and sounds like ee.
In a word
имя (imya), name
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 и
I is letter 10 of 33 in the alphabet, after ze (Зз), before short-i (Йй).
Ии is a vowel, and it makes up about 7.35% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 4th out of 33 for frequency.
и is one of the ten Russian vowel letters. They come in pairs: а-я, э-е, ы-и, о-ё, у-ю. The second of each pair softens the consonant before it.
Questions about russian letter ии
How do you pronounce i?
I is ee as in "see".
How do you write the capital И?
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 baseline at the left side. Draw a straight line straight up, ending on the top line at the right side.
How do you write lowercase и?
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 baseline at the left side. Draw a straight line up and to the right, ending on the dashed midline at the right side.
What is a word that uses и?
имя (imya), name. 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.