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Lesson 22: Hand Locations 2

Hand location symbols combine a handshape symbol with other symbols to specify a location on the hand.

{``B}
back of the fingers
{B``}
between fingers / thumb
{..B}
pinky side of the hand
{B..}
thumb side of the hand

To indicate a specific finger, you may need to include a different hand shape. Put the main handshape outside the { }

{`1}5
tip of index finger,
5 handshape
{`v}5
tip of middle finger,
5 handshape
{`w}5
tip of ring finger,
5 handshape
{`i}5
tip of pinky,
5 handshape
Try it out
Type { } ` , and numbers and letters to make hand location symbols:

Using Hand Location Symbols

Vocabulary
Back of the Fingers
{``B}."&-`B^
almost
{``u}.-&-.u_$$
build
{``u}.-*`%u_.~
gain
{``u}.-;.~u><>
train
Between Fingers
{B``}`=**`%B__
annoy
{B``}`=**`%B<>
between
{5``}`=++=`5
football
{B``}`=&`%B/
through
Pinky Side of the Hand
{..s}'.++.'s//
advertise
{..s}'.+.'s/\/
exaggerate
{..B}%`+-`D_
grease
{..B}'.;=`L__
magazine
{..s}`=*."s
support
{..B}`=**~`P
technical
{..B}`~++=`V
ticket
Thumb Side of the Hand
{b..}.-;."b<>
busy
{b..}.-;."5<>
movie
{b..}.-;."u<>
use
{k..}'.&.'k<$
worse
{s..}'.&&.'s<<$
fight
{k..}%`*`%k
keep
{1..}%`*`%1
right
{x..}%`&&`%x//
tease
{u..}.-&&-.u<<
highway
{s..}%`&`%S<s
win
{s..}'.&.'s//S)
chastise
{1..}'.**."5
popular
{1..}'.&&`%s<>
abuse
{1..}'.*~`b<
convince
{1..}'.;-.1^_^
temperature
{1..}'.**."S
oppress
{1..}'.**."s
deceive
{u..}`=**=`u
name
{u..}%`*=`u_^_
weight
{1..}'.**.'g
word
{V..}`=*=`V
hard
Practice
Try typing some of the words you know:
almost
build
gain
train
annoy
between
football
through
grease
support
technical
ticket
busy
movie
use
name
weight
word
hard
More Practice
advertise
exaggerate
magazine
worse
fight
keep
right
tease
highway
win
chastise
popular
abuse
convince
temperature
oppress
deceive

Lesson 23: Head/Body Movement 2 →