1@Sfhead-PalmDown Claw5@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp RoundHoriz-RoundHoriz

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• The dominant hand may begin in the “Claw 5” handshape instead of the “1” handshape.

Etymology

Touching the brow to indicate a state of mind, plus Claw5@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp RoundHoriz-RoundHoriz (“to mix; to confuse”).

Production

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

  1. 

     Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape at the dominant side of the forehead, near the temple, dominant palm facing down.
  2. Move the dominant hand to the following posture.

  3. 

     Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the nondominant side of the trunk, palm up, base of the hand parallel with the midline plane. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the dominant side of the chest, dominant palm facing down.
  4. Move both hands in at least one full horizontal circle in the same direction, keeping them on opposite sides of the circle.

Hold-move chart for 1@Sfhead-PalmDown Claw5@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp RoundHoriz-RoundHoriz

dominant hand (strong)	type contour plane quality local movement	hold	move		move round (rnd) horizontal plane (HP)
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	‘1’ (1o-p) fingertip (TIFI) at (c) side of forehead (SF) fingertip (TIFI) body or other hand (SP) palm (IN) horizontal (HP)		‘claw 5’ (4"~u) whole hand at (c) out from breast (m1CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)		‘claw 5’ (4"~u) whole hand at (c) far from center of chest (d0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)
nondominant hand (weak)	type contour plane quality local movement				move round (rnd) horizontal plane (HP)
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation				‘claw 5’ (4"~u) whole hand at (c) out from breast trunk high (m1TR) back of hand (BK) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)	‘claw 5’ (4"~u) whole hand at (c) near center of trunk (p0TR) back of hand (BK) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)

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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
1
Side
Close to Body
GUH Side
of Forehead
claw-5	claw-5	Following	LUH Side-In
Down	Up
	Far from
	Underside

Adjective

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1. confused
2. confusing

Verb

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1. to confuse