flower; hua (Chinese character)

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Make a fist with one hand, palm facing up. Place the fist in front of your lower body. Move the fist upwards and open the hand to extend all fingers simultaneously to signify the bloom of a flower. It later became the sign for Chinese character, hua.

Example sentence

(Schools) had taught (sign language). But what schools taught was different. I was in the third grade when Japan occupied Taiwan. After Japan surrendered, I went to school and studied until I was the sixth grade. Schools had taught sign language. My school was in Tainan.

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