Russian letter Жж
Russian zhe: capital Ж, lowercase ж. It stands for zh like the s in "measure". 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.
ж 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 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 left side. Draw a straight line down and to the right, ending just below the dashed midline at the middle.
- Lift your pen and start again on the dashed midline at the right side. Draw a straight line down and to the left, ending just below the dashed midline at the middle.
- Lift your pen and start again just below the dashed midline at the middle. Draw a straight line down and to the left, ending on the baseline at the left side.
- Lift your pen and start again just below the dashed midline at the middle. Draw a straight line down and to the right, ending on the baseline at the right side.
Look-alikes and pitfalls
ж is simple to learn: it is a short letter that sits between the baseline and the midline.
In a word
жизнь (zhizn'), life
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 ж
Zhe is letter 8 of 33 in the alphabet, after yo (Ёё), before ze (Зз).
Жж is a consonant, and it makes up about 0.94% of the letters in Russian text, which puts it 25th out of 33 for frequency.
ж has a voiceless partner, ш: 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 ж may sound as if it ends in ш.
Questions about russian letter жж
How do you pronounce zhe?
Zhe is zh like the s in "measure".
How do you write the capital Ж?
Start on the top line at the middle. Draw a straight line straight down, ending on the baseline at the middle. Lift your pen and start again on the top line at the left side. Draw a straight line down and to the right, ending on the dashed midline at the middle.
How do you write lowercase ж?
Start 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 left side. Draw a straight line down and to the right, ending just below the dashed midline at the middle.
What is a word that uses ж?
жизнь (zhizn'), life. 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.