How to sign “Year” in ASL
BSL and ASL are different languages — this is the American sign. See the BSL sign for “Year” instead
Step by step
- Hold your non-dominant hand in an S fist in front of your chest — the sun.
- Shape your dominant hand into a 1, index finger pointing up.
- Circle the 1 hand all the way around the fist, like the earth orbiting the sun.
- Close the circling hand into an S fist as it completes the orbit.
- One full circle equals one year — repeat the circle for multiple years.
Practice tip
One orbit of the earth around the sun = one YEAR; change the starting handshape to count years.
Fingerspell “Year”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.