Deaf School Sign Language Vocabulary Handbook: Grades 1-3

Author: Zhang Yuman
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features:
Segment:
Broom – One hand with five fingers pointing downward, sweeping back and forth, like sweeping with a broom.
Windowsill (1) – One hand with four fingers spread and straight, making a horizontal and vertical stroke. (2) – Both hands are extended horizontally, palms facing downward, moving from the center to the left and right.
Shovel – One hand with the palm facing forward and five slightly curved fingers forming an "L" shape, simulating the shape of a shovel; the other hand extends downward, with four slightly moving fingers, sweeping into the shovel.
Grasping – One hand slightly grasps downward like holding an object, then lifts upward.
Damp cloth (1) – One hand loosely grips, simulating wiping a table. (2) – One hand pinches the front of the chest's clothing with the thumb and index finger, then makes the finger gesture for the letter "B."
Monday – The left hand is straight with fingers pointing upward, motionless. The right hand extends the index finger, with the other four fingers clenched into a fist, meeting the left palm (For Tuesday, the right hand extends two fingers; for Wednesday, three fingers, and so on. For Monday, use the "seven" hand gesture).
Mop – Both hands loosely grip, like holding the mop handle and moving it back and forth, simulating mopping the floor.
On duty – One hand with the thumb and index finger about 10 cm apart, makes a horizontal stroke on the other arm.
Duck – One hand with the thumb, index, and middle fingers pinched into a point, the back of the hand pressed against the mouth, with the fingertips opening and closing a few times, representing a duck's beak.
Pig – Palms facing downward, the thumb fingertip rests on the solar plexus, with the other four fingers fluttering a few times, like a pig's large ears.
Goose – The left hand with the thumb, index, and middle fingers pinched into a point, the fingertips opening and closing twice. The right hand clenches into a fist, placed on the back of the left hand, symbolizing the convex part on the goose's head.
Donkey – One hand extends the index and middle fingers, with the palm of the hand the solar plexus, moving slightly back and forth like a donkey's ears.
Rabbit – One hand with the index and pinky fingers extended upward, like the rabbit's two long ears, and moves slightly.
Home – Both hands' fingertips form a "∧" shape.
Cat – The right hand moves from the wrist to the fingertips on the back of the left hand, while closing the fingers, mimicking the action of stroking a cat's back.
Nurture – The left hand extends the index finger, while the right hand clenches all five fingers, with the fingertips moving toward the left hand's index finger.
Dog – The right hand clenches the five fingers into a point, with the fingertips forward and motionless. The left hand extends the index and middle fingers, with the fingertips separated and pressed against the back of the right hand, simulating the shape of a dog's head.
One hand with the thumb and index finger forming a circle, while the other hand's index finger traces a stroke below the circle, resembling the character "."