When ॠ (rri / long vocalic r) attaches to a consonant, its matra is ॄ — a longer version of ृ written below the consonant.
Note: ॠ and its matra ॄ are extremely rare in modern Hindi. They appear mainly in very old Sanskrit texts. Learning to recognise the symbol is more important than finding common words.
How it looks: क + ॄ = कॄ (teaching form 'krri')
Comparison with the short form:
- ृ (short ऋ matra): कृ = 'kri'
- ॄ (long ॠ matra): कॄ = 'krri' (held longer)
ॠ (ॠ) is a rare vocalic R sound. Write it like ऋ (ऋ) with a long-vowel marker — start with the vertical stroke, add the subscript curl on the right, then extend the hook downward.
Practice tracing the character with attention to stroke direction and order.