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OpenB@Chest-PalmBack-OpenB@Chest-PalmBack_Upanddown-Upanddown_OpenB@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-OpenB@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack

OpenB@Chest-PalmBack-OpenB@Chest-PalmBack Upanddown-Upanddown OpenB@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack-OpenB@SideNeckhigh-PalmBack

American Sign Language

Production

  • This two-handed ASL sign is produced with a smile:
    1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape on the nondominant side of the chest, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape on the dominant side of the chest, dominant palm facing back.
    2. Repeatedly brush both hands up and off the chest, returning to the chest after each brush.
    3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of and beside the neck, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of and beside the neck, dominant palm facing back.
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
open-B open-B Parallel In-Up
In In
Close to Body
GUH Side
of Chest

Adjective

(ASL gloss: HAPPY)

  1. happy