To sign 'hang', hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the index finger extended horizontally, pointing to the side. Form an 'X' handshape with your dominant hand to create a hook. Hook your dominant index finger over your non-dominant index finger, letting your dominant hand suspend below it.
Use this sign to indicate physically suspending the jacket. Sign 'jacket', then use the 'hang' sign to show placing it on a hook or hanger.
This sign perfectly captures the action of placing a picture frame onto a nail. Sign 'picture', then 'hang', moving your hands slightly toward the imaginary wall.
Sign 'towel', then 'hang', followed by the question word 'where' with furrowed eyebrows to ask for the correct location.
Use this sign to indicate physically suspending the jacket. Sign 'jacket', then use the 'hang' sign to show placing it on a hook or hanger.
This sign perfectly captures the action of placing a picture frame onto a nail. Sign 'picture', then 'hang', moving your hands slightly toward the imaginary wall.
Sign 'towel', then 'hang', followed by the question word 'where' with furrowed eyebrows to ask for the correct location.
No, 'hang out' uses a completely different sign, often involving two 'Y' hands moving in relaxed circles. The sign shown here is strictly for physically suspending an object.
No. To sign 'hang up' a phone, you would use a sign that mimics placing a traditional phone receiver back onto its base. This sign is for hanging physical items like clothes or pictures.
No, hanging a person has a specific, distinct sign that mimics a noose around the neck. You should only use this hooked-finger sign for inanimate objects.
