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chinese number gestures wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 methods 2 gallery toggle gallery subsection 2 1 from 1 to 5 2 2 from 6 to 10 in north china 2 3 from 6 to 10 in coastal south china 2 4 from 6 to 10 in taiwan 2 5 the digit 0 3 see also 4 references 5 references toggle the table of contents chinese number gestures 8 languages 閩東語 mìng dĕ̤ng ngṳ̄ deutsch esperanto español euskara srpskohrvatski српскохрватски српски srpski 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia hand gestures for numbers 1 10 used by chinese speakers this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations march 2024 learn how and when to remove this message a common sign for the number six chinese number gestures are a method to signify the natural numbers one through ten using one hand this method may have been developed to bridge the many varieties of chinese for example the numbers 4 chinese 四 pinyin sì and 10 chinese 十 pinyin shí are hard to distinguish in some dialects some suggest that it was also used by business people during bargaining i e to convey a bid by feeling the hand gesture in a sleeve when they wish for more privacy in a public place these gestures are fully integrated into chinese sign language methods edit while the five digits on one hand can easily express the numbers one through five six through ten have special signs that can be used in commerce or day to day communication the gestures are rough representations of the chinese numeral characters they represent the system varies in practice especially for the representation of 7 to 10 two of the systems are listed below six 六 the little finger and thumb are extended the extended thumb indicating one set of 5 the other fingers are closed sometimes with the palm facing the signer seven 七 northern china the fingertips are all touching pointed upwards or just the fingertips of the thumb and first two fingers the most common method another method is similar to the eight described below except that the little finger is also extended northern china the index finger and middle finger point outward with the thumb extended upwards the extended thumb indicating one set of 5 sometimes with the palm facing the observer coastal southern china the index finger points down with the thumb extended mimicking the shape of a 7 eight 八 northern china the thumb and index finger make an l and the other fingers are closed with the palm facing the observer northern china the index finger and middle finger point down and with the fingertips optionally touching a horizontal surface making the chinese number 8 八 coastal southern china the thumb index finger and middle finger are extended nine 九 mainland china the index finger makes a hook and the other fingers are closed sometimes with the palm facing the signer taiwan four of the five digits of the hand are extended the exception being the little finger hong kong both methods are used ten 十 the fist is closed with the palm facing the signer or the middle finger crosses an extended index finger facing the observer some chinese distinguish between zero and ten by having the thumb closed or open respectively 1 the arms are raised and the index fingers of both hands are crossed in a 十 making the chinese number ten with the palms facing in opposite directions optionally with the hands placed in front of the signer s face use of the signs corresponds to the use of numbers in the chinese language for instance the sign for five just as easily means fifty a two followed by a six using a single hand only could mean 260 or 2600 etc besides twenty six these signs also commonly refer to days of the week starting from monday as well as months of the year whose names in chinese are enumerations in different regions signs for numbers vary significantly one may interpret the 8 sign as a 7 the index finger hook symbol for 9 also means death in other contexts the numbers zero through five are simpler zero 〇 northern china the fist is closed this may be interpreted as 10 depending on the situation though some chinese distinguish between zero and ten by having the thumb closed or open respectively coastal southern china the thumb and index finger make a circle with the other three fingers closed one 一 the index finger is extended two 二 the index and middle fingers are extended three 三 the thumb and index finger are closed and the other three fingers are extended the thumb holds the little finger down in the palm and the middle three fingers are extended four 四 the thumb is held in the palm and the four fingers are extended five 五 all five digits are extended only the thumb is extended either upwards or outwards with the palm facing the signer counting with fingers is often different from expressing a specific number with a finger gesture when counting the palm can be either facing its owner or the audience depending on the purpose before counting all fingers are closed counting starts by extending the thumb as the first then the index finger as the second until all fingers are extended as the fifth then counting can be continued by folding fingers with the same sequence from thumb through the little finger for counting from the sixth through the tenth repeating the same method for counting larger numbers one can also starts counting with all fingers extended some believe that for formal scenario such as giving speech or presentation counting with the palm facing the audience and starting with all fingers extended is more polite since the gesture of folding of fingers representing bowing when playing drinking finger games 划拳 猜拳 slightly different sets of finger gestures of numbers is used one of them is zero 〇 the fist is closed one 一 the thumb is extended with all other fingers folded toward the palm two 二 the thumb and index finger make an l other fingers closed three 三 with the last two fingers closed and the rest fingers the thumb and the first two fingers extended or with the index finger and thumb closed the last three fingers are extended four 四 the thumb is held in palm with the four fingers extended five 五 all five digits are extended gallery edit from 1 to 5 edit 1 2 3 3 alternative 4 5 from 6 to 10 in north china edit 6 7 8 9 10 or 0 10 alternative 10 alternative 2 from 6 to 10 in coastal south china edit 6 7 8 9 10 from 6 to 10 in taiwan edit 6 7 8 9 10 the digit 0 edit the gesture of the digit 0 is used for showing numbers like 20 30 40 etc where the left hand shows the tens digit and the right hand shows the digit 0 0 or 10 used in north china 0 used in coastal south china see also edit wikimedia commons has media related to 数字手势 chinese numerals finger counting finger binary hand signaling open outcry nonverbal communication numbers in chinese culture sign language references edit 千萬別比七 台日手勢比法大不同 網 亂比真的會出事 三立新聞網 setn com in traditional chinese 13 december 2016 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 旅遊圖表 你比的7是他的8 那些讓外國人看不懂的台灣數字手勢 the news lens 關鍵評論網 in traditional chinese 14 june 2018 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 獨家 數字手勢差很大 台陸日用法不同 tvbs新聞網 in traditional chinese 26 october 2012 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 台灣日本手勢大不同 wahouse和風家 in traditional chinese 24 july 2012 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 民俗大不同 用手势比划7 8 福建与其他省不同 人民网 in simplified chinese 20 august 2013 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 用手势比划7 8福建与其他省不同 常被误会 东南网 in simplified chinese 20 august 2013 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 漫画 名侦探柯南 引发中国人数字手势大讨论 北京时间 in simplified chinese 观察者网 4 september 2016 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 5 数字手势 慢速中文 slow chinese in simplified chinese 27 june 2009 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 chinese number gestures learn chinese online 12 december 2016 archived from the original on 14 october 2018 retrieved 14 october 2018 references edit chinese gestures and body language you need to know chineseclass101 com blog 15 august 2019 retrieved 23 february 2021 chinese gestures and body language you need to know chineseclass101 com blog 15 august 2019 retrieved 23 february 2021 v t e gestures friendly gestures air kiss applause biker wave cheek kiss dap elbow bump eskimo kiss finger heart fist bump forehead kiss hand heart handshake hand wave high five hongi ily sign kiss liberian snap handshake lip kiss namaste okay sign pinky swear pound hug shaka thumb signal gestures of respect adab añjali mudrā bow canonical digits curtsy fist and palm gadaw genuflection hand kiss hat tip kowtow kuji in mano mudra namaste ojigi orans pranāma prostration sampeah sembah schwurhand wai zolgokh salutes bellamy nazi raised fist roman scout sign and salute three finger pro democracy serbian two finger vulcan wolf zogist celebratory gestures applause crossed hands fist pump high five low five victory clasp v sign finger counting chinese number gestures chisanbop finger binary obscene gestures anasyrma bras d honneur fig sign middle finger mooning mountza nazi salute reversed v sign shocker sign of the horns wanker taunts akanbe loser talk to the hand thumbing one s nose head motions head bobble head shake nod other gestures air quotes arm folding aussie salute awkward turtle crossed fingers distress signal duterte fist eyelid pull facepalm finger gun gang sign hand in waistcoat hand rubbing jazz hands laban sign merkel raute pinched fingers pointing pollice verso shrug silent fox gesture sign of the cross lesser sign of the cross related list of gestures articulatory gestures finger pinching conspiracy theory hand signals manual communication mudra nonverbal communication sign language category retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title chinese_number_gestures oldid 1346758237 categories finger counting chinese language chinese culture numerals hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles lacking in text citations from march 2024 all articles lacking in text citations use dmy dates from november 2024 use american english from january 2019 all wikipedia articles written in american english articles containing chinese language text commons link from wikidata cs1 traditional chinese language sources zh hant cs1 simplified chinese language sources zh hans this page was last edited on 2 april 2026 at 18 32 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents chinese number gestures 8 languages add topic