: Used to denote consonant softness at the end or in the middle of words. It is not written in combinations like НЧ, ЧН, ЧК, НЩ, ЩН, РЩ (e.g., мощный, хищник ).

(write и ), Ча-Ща (write а ), Чу-Щу (write у ). Spelling of и/ы after the letter Ц . 3. Morphology (Parts of Speech)

+ vowel) at the beginning of a word, after a vowel, or after