Tse (Cyrillic) facts for kids

Cyrillic letter Tseh
Cyrillic alphabet
А	Б	В	Г	Ґ	Д	Ђ
Ѓ	Е	Ѐ	Ё	Є	Ж	З
Ѕ	И	Ѝ	І	Ї	Й	Ј
К	Л	Љ	М	Н	Њ	О
П	Р	С	Т	Ћ	Ќ	У
Ў	Ф	Х	Ц	Ч	Џ	Ш
Щ	Ъ	Ы	Ь	Э	Ю	Я
Non-Slavic letters
Ӑ	Ӓ	Ә	Ӛ	Ӕ	Ғ	Ҕ
Ӻ	Ӷ	Ԁ	Ԃ	Ӗ	Ӂ	Җ
Ӝ	Ԅ	Ҙ	Ӟ	Ԑ	Ӡ	Ԇ
Ӣ	Ҋ	Ӥ	Қ	Ӄ	Ҡ	Ҟ
Ҝ	Ԟ	Ԛ	Ӆ	Ԓ	Ԡ	Ԉ
Ԕ	Ӎ	Ӊ	Ң	Ӈ	Ҥ	Ԣ
Ԋ	Ӧ	Ө	Ӫ	Ҩ	Ҧ	Ҏ
Ԗ	Ҫ	Ԍ	Ҭ	Ԏ	Ӯ	Ӱ
Ӳ	Ү	Ұ	Ҳ	Ӽ	Ӿ	Һ
Ҵ	Ҷ	Ӵ	Ӌ	Ҹ	Ҽ	Ҿ
Ӹ	Ҍ	Ӭ	Ԙ	Ԝ	Ӏ
Old letters
Ҁ	Ѻ	ОУ	Ѡ	Ѿ	Ѣ	Ꙗ
Ѥ	Ѧ	Ѫ	Ѩ	Ѭ	Ѯ	Ѱ
Ѳ	Ѵ	Ꙟ
List of Cyrillic letters
Cyrillic digraphs

Tseh (Ц, ц) is the twenty-first letter in the Cyrillic alphabet. It makes a sound like "ts" in words such as "cats" or "bits." You can see its small letter form, which is ц.

This letter is similar to the Roman letter C in some ways, especially in how it looks or where it comes from.

What is the Cyrillic Alphabet?

The Cyrillic alphabet is a writing system used for many different languages, especially in Eastern Europe and Asia. It was created a long time ago, in the 9th century, to help people write down Slavic languages. It's named after Saint Cyril, who helped develop it.

How Tseh Sounds and Where It's Used

The letter Tseh (Ц, ц) always makes the "ts" sound. This sound is a bit like saying "t" and "s" very quickly together. You can find this letter in many words in languages like Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, and Serbian. For example, in Russian, the word "царь" (tsar) starts with Tseh. A tsar was a ruler, like a king or emperor, in some Slavic countries.

Tseh in Different Languages

While Tseh always sounds like "ts," its exact pronunciation can be slightly different depending on the language.

• In Russian, it's a hard "ts" sound.
• In Ukrainian, it can be a bit softer.
• In Serbian, it's also a clear "ts" sound.

This letter is important for writing many words in these languages, helping people read and understand them.

Related Pages

• C, c (Roman)
• Џ, џ - Dzhe (Cyrillic)

See Also

In Spanish: Ц para niños