Russian Cursive Г г (Ge): How to Write It
By Daily Cyrillic · Updated
Cursive г is a short x-height stroke with a rounded, rolling top, a little like a small Latin r or a squat 2. Capital Г is written like a handwritten Latin T. A hard "g" as in "go"; at the end of a word it sounds like "k".
Reading time: about 2 min.
- Sound
- /ɡ/, written g
- Letter name
- гэ
- Often confused with
- capital Т, ч
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Sound
A hard "g" as in "go"; at the end of a word it sounds like "k".
How to write cursive г, step by step
- Start slightly below the x-height with a small upward curl to the left.
- Roll over the top to the right in a rounded arch.
- Bring the stroke down at a slant to the baseline.
- End with a small hook to the right that leads into the next letter.
The capital Г
Capital Г looks like a script Latin T: a wavy top bar written first, then a slanted stem from its middle down to the baseline, often ending with a small curl to the left.
How it connects to other letters
The bottom hook joins naturally to the right. Before г, the connector simply runs up to the starting curl, so г rarely needs a pen lift.
Letters it is confused with
г / capital Т: Capital Г and capital Т both look like a script T. Т has three legs hanging from its top bar; Г has a single stem.
г / ч: ч also has a short stroke with a hooked top, but it has a clear angle on the left like the numeral 4; г has a smooth rounded head.
Example words in cursive
Read the cursive word first, then check the print form and meaning.
| Cursive | Transliteration | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| город | город | górod | city |
| нога | нога | nogá | leg |
| друг | друг | drug | friend |
| год | год | god | year |
Common mistakes
- Writing the lowercase like the printed г with a sharp corner, which looks foreign in a cursive word.
- Making the top curl too large so it reads as a small з.
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