𝣆

𝣆 U+1D8C6, 𝣆 SIGNWRITING HAND-FIST MIDDLE UP ← 𝣅 [U+1D8C5] Sutton SignWriting 𝣇 → [U+1D8C7]

Translingual

Middle finger.

Interjection

[middle finger]

1. (vulgar) Fuck you: a gesture to show discontent with or contempt of another.

Usage notes

• In English, the gesture is commonly called the finger or the bird.

See also

• 🖕

Japanese Sign Language

Alternative forms

• 𝣆𝪜

Syllable

𝣆

1. Fingerspelling of the hiragana syllable せ (se)

Other usage

This sign is also the base handshape for "brother" in related words, arising from the Japanese practice of assigning each finger a name based on a family member in a hierarchical manner for children (from thumb to pinky: father, mother, brother, sister, baby). The middle finger is thus お兄さん指 (onii-san yubi), the "brother finger". As with other JSL kinship signs, moved up to denote an elder brother and down to denote a younger brother.

References

• Aspects of number and kinship terms in Japanese Sign Language, Semantic Fields in Sign Languages, p. 320-322, De Gruyter Mouton 2016