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FlatO@Palm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp_OpenB@Palm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

FlatO@Palm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Palm-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp

American Sign Language

Production

  • This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
    1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “Flat O” handshape with the dominant hand at the palm of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing down.
    2. Open the dominant hand up and bring it down onto the nondominant hand so the palms touch.
    3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape with the dominant hand at the palm of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing down.
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
O open-B open-B open-B
Down Up Down Up
Touching on
Underside

Verb

(ASL gloss: WRITE-DOWN)

  1. to write down