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CharmYou Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Do you usually use hand signs to convey information?
One index finger represents the number one.
A index finger plus a middle finger represents the number two.
A index finger plus a middle finger plus a ring finger represents the number three.
All fingers except thumb represents the number four.
And All fingers represents the number five.
A thumb plus a little finger represents the number six.
A crooked index finger represents seven.
A thumb plus an index finger represents the number eight.
A twisted index finger represents nine.
Your left index finger cross your right index finger represents the number ten.


Do you use those hand signs?
  

Top answer

Around here, we hold up as many fingers as the number, starting with the index finger, then middle, ring, little, thumb, then add in the other hand, up to ten. Higher numbers can be shown by flashing ten (all digits) for the tens place and then displaying the ones.

  • Around here, we hold up as many fingers as the number, starting with the index finger, then middle, ring, little, thumb, then add in the other hand, up to ten.
  • Higher numbers can be shown by flashing ten (all digits) for the tens place and then displaying the ones.
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Around here, we hold up as many fingers as the number, starting with the index finger, then middle, ring, little, thumb, then add in the other hand, up to ten. Higher numbers can be shown by flashing ten (all digits) for the tens place and then displaying the ones.
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So the 5~10 hand signs only exist in China. ^_^ Thanks
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I usually advise students to be very cautious with finger gestures, because some of them can have rude or even obscene meanings.

For example. the two-finger peace sign with palm facing the viewer is fine.

But with back of the hand facing the viewer, it is a very rude gesture in Br

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