4@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 4@FromChin-FingerUp

American Sign Language

Etymology

ASL compounding of 4@Side-PalmBack (“four”) and S@Chin S@FromChin (“age, old”).

Production

• This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the dominant hand in the “4” handshape at the chin, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing up.
  2. Move the hand in an arc, first down, the forward.
  3. Posture the dominant hand in the “4” handshape several inches from the chin, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing up.

Adjective

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: FOUR-YEARS-OLD)

1. (of a living thing) four years old

   (ASL gloss) ME HAVE 2 SON. 2-LIST. 1ST-OF-2-LIST, FOUR-YEARS-OLD. 2ND-OF-2-LIST, TWO-YEARS-OLD.

   — “I have two sons. The first is four years old. The second is two years old.”

Related terms

• 1@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 1@FromChin-FingerUp (“one year old”)
• V@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline V@FromChin-FingerUp (“two years old”)
• 3@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 3@FromChin-FingerUp (“three years old”)
• 5@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 5@FromChin-FingerUp (“five years old”)
• 6@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 6@FromChin-FingerUp (“six years old”)
• 7@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 7@FromChin-FingerUp (“seven years old”)
• 8@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 8@FromChin-FingerUp (“eight years old”)
• 9@Chin-FingerUp RoundMidline 9@FromChin-FingerUp (“nine years old”)