diff --git a/stdlib/_curses.pyi b/stdlib/_curses.pyi
index e0f978c5c..80e7776c1 100644
--- a/stdlib/_curses.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/_curses.pyi
@@ -444,13 +444,13 @@ class _CursesWindow:
     def getmaxyx(self) -> tuple[int, int]: ...
     def getparyx(self) -> tuple[int, int]: ...
     @overload
-    def getstr(self) -> _chtype: ...
+    def getstr(self) -> bytes: ...
     @overload
-    def getstr(self, n: int) -> _chtype: ...
+    def getstr(self, n: int) -> bytes: ...
     @overload
-    def getstr(self, y: int, x: int) -> _chtype: ...
+    def getstr(self, y: int, x: int) -> bytes: ...
     @overload
-    def getstr(self, y: int, x: int, n: int) -> _chtype: ...
+    def getstr(self, y: int, x: int, n: int) -> bytes: ...
     def getyx(self) -> tuple[int, int]: ...
     @overload
     def hline(self, ch: _chtype, n: int) -> None: ...
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ class _CursesWindow:
     def idlok(self, yes: bool) -> None: ...
     def immedok(self, flag: bool) -> None: ...
     @overload
-    def inch(self) -> _chtype: ...
+    def inch(self) -> int: ...
     @overload
-    def inch(self, y: int, x: int) -> _chtype: ...
+    def inch(self, y: int, x: int) -> int: ...
     @overload
     def insch(self, ch: _chtype, attr: int = ...) -> None: ...
     @overload
@@ -478,9 +478,9 @@ class _CursesWindow:
     @overload
     def insstr(self, y: int, x: int, str: str, attr: int = ...) -> None: ...
     @overload
-    def instr(self, n: int = ...) -> _chtype: ...
+    def instr(self, n: int = ...) -> bytes: ...
     @overload
-    def instr(self, y: int, x: int, n: int = ...) -> _chtype: ...
+    def instr(self, y: int, x: int, n: int = ...) -> bytes: ...
     def is_linetouched(self, __line: int) -> bool: ...
     def is_wintouched(self) -> bool: ...
     def keypad(self, yes: bool) -> None: ...