щ

See also: ш, Щ, Ш, шт., պ, and ɰ

Character	щ U+0449, щ
Name	CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER SHCHA
Block	Cyrillic
← ш [U+0448] [U+044A] ъ →

Bulgarian

Cyrillic letter Щ щ
(Щ щ), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

Letter

щ • ‎(št) ‎(lower case, upper case Щ)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is щъ (ʃtɤ) and it has approximately the sound of English sht. It is preceded by Ш and followed by Ъ.

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
• Or search Wiktionary for articles beginning with: Щ, щ

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕː]

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Letter

щ • ‎(šč) ‎(lower case, upper case Щ)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is ща ‎(šča) and it has approximately the sound of English shh, but pronounced further forward in the mouth. It is preceded by Ш ‎(Š) and followed by Ъ ‎().