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Alternative forms

 * This sign may be produced in various orientations, often with the palm facing back.

Etymology
From.

Production

 * Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
 * Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
 * Hold the hand briefly in this posture.

Number

 * 1) four; 4

Usage notes

 * Some people always sign the number 4 with the palm forward. For others, however, the palm faces back for the actual number 4 but the palm faces forward when used as a part of a longer number like 555-1234, as a time (e.g. four o'clock), and in certain other numeral-incorporating constructs.
 * Like other single-digit ASL numerals, this sign is incorporated into several other signs to indicate a four instances. Several of the derived terms below show that numeral incorporation.
 * This can also be used in classifier constructions to represent four upright individuals acting together.

Number

 * 1) four; 4