Russian letter Ыы
Russian yeri: capital Ы, lowercase ы. It stands for a flat ih, said with the tongue pulled back. The capital takes 2 strokes and the lowercase takes 2 strokes. The model on this page is print style, the form used in textbooks and on road signs, drawn one stroke at a time.
ы 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. Sweep straight down and make a loop that crosses your own line, 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.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
ы is simple to learn: it is a short letter that sits between the baseline and the midline.
In a word
рыба (ryba), fish
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 ы
Yeri is letter 29 of 33 in the alphabet, after hard-sign (Ъъ), before soft-sign (Ьь).
Ыы is a vowel, and it makes up about 1.9% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 17th out of 33 for frequency.
ы 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 ыы
How do you pronounce yeri?
Yeri is a flat ih, said with the tongue pulled back.
How do you write the capital Ы?
Start on the top line at the left side. Curve straight down, ending on the baseline at the left side. Lift your pen and start again on the top line at the right side. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the right side.
How do you write lowercase ы?
Start on the dashed midline at the left side. Sweep straight down and make a loop that crosses your own line, 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.
What is a word that uses ы?
рыба (ryba), fish. 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.