chu / チュ
The middle CH combined kana — チ plus a small ュ becomes “chu.” Opens tube, tulip, and chewing gum.
Pronunciation
The compound character チュ represents the syllable 'chu', formed by combining チ (chi) with a small ュ. Common in loanwords for tube, tulip, chewing gum, tuner, capture, venture.
チュ is チ (chi) plus a small ュ, read as one syllable, “chu.” It opens loanwords like チューブ (tube), チューリップ (tulip), チューインガム (chewing gum), and appears in ナチュラル (natural).
How to write チュ
Trace チュ on the canvas at the top of the page. Animated arrows show each stroke's direction; trace along them and the stroke fills in. Each numbered step below explains what that stroke does.
Write チ exactly: a short top bar, a longer bar across the middle, then a long stroke descending and curving to the lower left.
Write a small ュ tucked into the lower right at about half height — a miniature ユ (a top-and-right turn, then a base bar).
Origin
Katakana チュ combines チ — from the kanji 千 (chi) — with a small ュ (reduced ユ, from 由). Together they spell a single “chu” sound.
Common words starting with チュ
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing チュ by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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