Vowel उ (u) (Topic 5) in Module 1 – Hindi-Letters (BG)
उ — Vowel (u)
- English sound anchor: wolf (closest opening sound)
- Hindi words:
- उधर ('udhar') — There / That side
- उंगली ('ungli') — Finger
- उल्लू ('ulloo') — Owl
- उपहार ('uphaar') — Gift
- उत्तर ('uttar') — Answer / North
Matra (Vowel Sign): ु
When उ (u) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ु — a small hook written below the consonant.
Examples on different consonants: - क + ु = कु ('ku') - प + ु = पु ('pu') - स + ु = सु ('su')
Words using ु: - कुत्ता ('kutta') — Dog - पुस्तक ('pustak') — Book - सुनो ('suno') — Listen - गुलाब ('gulab') — Rose - मुह ('muh') — Face / Mouth
How to Write उ
Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.
Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
उ — Vowel (u)
- English sound anchor: wolf (closest opening sound)
- Hindi words:
- उधर ('udhar') — There / That side
- उंगली ('ungli') — Finger
- उल्लू ('ulloo') — Owl
- उपहार ('uphaar') — Gift
- उत्तर ('uttar') — Answer / North
Matra (Vowel Sign): ु
When उ (u) attaches to a consonant, it uses the matra ु — a small hook written below the consonant.
Examples on different consonants: - क + ु = कु ('ku') - प + ु = पु ('pu') - स + ु = सु ('su')
Words using ु: - कुत्ता ('kutta') — Dog - पुस्तक ('pustak') — Book - सुनो ('suno') — Listen - गुलाब ('gulab') — Rose - मुह ('muh') — Face / Mouth
How to Write उ
Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.
Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, public domain.