S@Chin S@FromChin

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• (starting with handshape “C”) C@Chin S@FromChin
• (waving side to side for intensity) S@Chin Sidetoside S@FromChin

Etymology

Illustrates pulling on a beard.

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:

  1. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “S” handshape at the chin.

  2. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “S” handshape several inches from the chin.

GUH Hand	LUH Hand	LUH Move	GUH Move	GUH Hand	LUH Hand
GUH Palm	LUH Palm	Second	Second	GUH Palm	LUH Palm
GUH Position	LUH Separation	Third	Third
S			Down
Side
Close to Body
Center
of Chin

Adjective

(ASL gloss: OLD)

1. old

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “old”): BentB@IpsiChest-PalmBack-BentB@IpsiChest-PalmBack TwistContact-TwistContact (“young”)

Noun

(ASL gloss: AGE)

1. age

Derived terms

• 2@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 2@FromChin-FingerUp (“two years old”)
• 3@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 3@FromChin-FingerUp (“three years old”)
• 4@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 4@FromChin-FingerUp (“four years old”)