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It sounds like (unsurprisingly) Singapore uses the same system used here in Hong Kong. I'm not sure if the same system is used in mainland China. fist = 0 ind
by KMag 13y ago
It sounds like (unsurprisingly) Singapore uses the same system used here in Hong Kong. I'm not sure if the same system is used in mainland China.
fist = 0
index = 1
index, middle = 2
index, middle, ring = 3
index, middle, ring, pinky = 4
index, middle, ring, pinky, thumb splayed = 5
thumb, pinky = 6
index, middle, ring, pinky, thumb all held strait with their pads touching, looking a bit like a shadow puppet of a bird's head = 7
thumb, index = 8
just the index finger, bent in half = 9
- rahimnathwani 13y agoYes, the same system is used in mainland China. Apart from 4 and 5, you can kind of see the link between the written form of the number and the hand signal: 1, 2, 3: obvious because 一二三 6: the thumb and pinky make up the bottom part of the character 六 7: If you look at your own right hand upside-down when making the gesture, the bird's head points in the same direction as the 七 8: Your thumb and index finger are the two lines in 八 9: Your index finger is the second stroke in 九 I don't know whether this is coincidental, or even just my imagination...