Chinese gestures

“liù”
“Six”
How to do it: extend thumb and little finger, keeping rest of the hand closed. The thumb indicates one set of five.
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“qi”
“Seven”
How to do it: fingertips of thumb and first two fingers are touching as hand is pointing outwards.
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“bã”
“Eight”
How to do it: extend thumb and index finger to make an L shape, with palm facing the observer.
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“jiǔ”
“Nine”
How to do it: whole hand is closed apart from index finger, which forms a hook shape.
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“shí”
“Ten”
How to do it: fist is closed with palm facing person making the sign. Note: in some regions this sign may be interpreted as “zero”.
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