To sign red in ASL, point your dominant index finger up and place the tip just under your lower lip. Brush the finger down over the chin, letting it bend as it moves, then lower the hand. Keep the movement short and close to the face.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger points up, the other fingers are closed.
Location: just under the lower lip.
Movement: brush the finger down over the chin; the finger bends as it moves down.
Palm orientation: the palm faces you.
Use it in a sentence
HEART RED.
The heart is red.
This video matches Lifeprint: the index finger strokes down from the lips and bends into an X as it moves. Lifeprint adds that some people keep the finger straight or repeat the movement.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/r/red.htm.
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