1@Lip-PalmBack 1@NearRadialHand-O@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown
American Sign Language
editAlternative forms
edit- The index finger may temporarily retract into an X shape as it moves down, then return to a 1 shape before it reaches the nondominant hand.
Etymology
editCompound of 1@Chin-PalmBack X@NearChin-PalmBack (“red”) and an illustration of slicing a round fruit with a knife.
Production
edit- This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape on the lower lip, dominant palm facing back.
- Move the dominant hand down so the index finger brushes the radial side of the nondominant hand.
- Posture the nondominant hand in the “O” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a few inches of the radial (thumb) side of the nondominant hand.