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Handshapes and Radicals

Auslan signs can blend with other signs or modify their movement to create a new meaning. The root sign, or in some cases location or hand shape in a location can thus be likened to kanji in Japanese (base level written word) that can be blended or added to, too change the meaning.

A "radical" (coming from "radix" meaning root in Latin) in linguistics is a root word, suffix or prefix that hold meaning and can be added to a word, or forms the root of a word that allows us to interpret meaning. For example unicorn, unicycle, an unique all have a meaning associated with one (uni meaning one or single)

By understanding the most popular radicals in Auslan you will start to be able to guess meanings of unfamiliar signs.

Broadly radicals can be didived in to the following types:

Sign for 2 o'clock
2 o'clock
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Sign for achieve
achieve
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Sign for act
act
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Sign for agree
agree
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Sign for alcoholHas Video
alcohol
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Sign for alone
alone
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Sign for angry
angry
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Sign for antelope
antelope
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Sign for appointment
appointment
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Sign for art
art
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Sign for asia
Asia
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Sign for badHas Video
bad
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Sign for bad luck
bad luck
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Sign for be patient
be patient
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Sign for best
best
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Sign for better
better
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Sign for big
big
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Sign for birdHas Video
bird
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Sign for both
both
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Sign for both
both
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Sign for brain
brain
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Sign for brain
brain
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Sign for brave
brave
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Sign for brilliant
brilliant
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Sign for brisbane
Brisbane
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Sign for budgerigarHas Video
budgerigar
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Sign for bullHas Video
bull
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Sign for bullHas Video
bull
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Sign for butterfly
butterfly
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Sign for camelHas Video
camel
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Sign for canberra
Canberra
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Sign for castle
castle
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Sign for catHas Video
cat
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Sign for catHas Video
Cat
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Sign for cheetah
cheetah
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Sign for chickenHas Video
chicken
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Sign for chicken
chicken
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Sign for clever
clever
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Sign for climbHas Video
climb
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Sign for concern
concern
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Sign for concoct
concoct
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Sign for confusion
confusion
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Sign for conscience
conscience
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Sign for couple
couple
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Sign for cowHas Video
cow
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Sign for cowHas Video
cow
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Sign for creative
creative
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Sign for crocodile
crocodile
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Sign for curious
curious
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Sign for curly horns
curly horns
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Sign for daughterHas Video
daughter
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Sign for deerHas Video
deer
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Sign for dogHas Video
dog
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Sign for don't want
don't want
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Sign for dreadful
dreadful
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Sign for duckHas Video
duck
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Sign for echidna
echidna
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Sign for elephantHas Video
elephant
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Sign for emergency
emergency
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Sign for emuHas Video
emu
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Sign for expect
expect
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Sign for familyHas Video
family
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Sign for fantasy
fantasy
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Sign for fatherHas Video
father
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Sign for feel
feel
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Sign for first
first
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Sign for first
first
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Sign for forget
forget
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Sign for forgetful
forgetful
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Sign for frogHas Video
frog
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Sign for frustrated
frustrated
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Sign for gingerHas Video
ginger
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Sign for giraffe
giraffe
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Sign for god
God
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Sign for goodHas Video
good
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Sign for goodhearted
goodhearted
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Sign for goodhearted
goodhearted
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Sign for gooseHas Video
goose
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Sign for gorilla
gorilla
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Sign for headache
headache
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Sign for heal
heal
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Sign for heavy
heavy
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Sign for hippopotamus
hippopotamus
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Sign for horseHas Video
horse
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Sign for how are youHas Video
how are you
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Sign for idea
idea
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Sign for idea
idea
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Sign for ill
ill
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Sign for imagine
imagine
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Sign for invent
invent
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Sign for invention
invention
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Sign for jump
jump
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Sign for kaka
kaka
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Sign for kangaroo
kangaroo
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Sign for kea
kea
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Sign for kind
kind
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Sign for kindergarten
kindergarten
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Sign for kitchen
kitchen
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Sign for kiwi
kiwi
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Sign for know
know
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Sign for like
like
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Sign for lionHas Video
lion
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Sign for little horns
little horns
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Sign for long horns
long horns
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Sign for love
love
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Sign for make up
make up
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Sign for monkeyHas Video
monkey
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Sign for motherHas Video
mother
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Sign for need
need
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Sign for norway
Norway
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Sign for okay
okay
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Sign for once
once
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Sign for one
one
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Sign for only
only
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Sign for pair
pair
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Sign for panda
panda
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Sign for panther
panther
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Sign for parentsHas Video
parents
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Sign for parrot
parrot
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Sign for parrotHas Video
parrot
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Sign for patience
patience
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Sign for penguinHas Video
penguin
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Sign for pigHas Video
pig
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Sign for quarrel
quarrel
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Sign for rabbitHas Video
rabbit
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Sign for rabbitHas Video
rabbit
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Sign for remember
remember
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Sign for rhinoceros
rhinoceros
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Sign for single
single
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Sign for sore
sore
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Sign for strawberryHas Video
strawberry
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Sign for stripy
stripy
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Sign for student
student
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Sign for surprise
surprise
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Sign for swanHas Video
swan
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Sign for swim
swim
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Sign for tall
tall
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Sign for teach
teach
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Sign for terrified
terrified
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Sign for think
think
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Sign for thoughtful
thoughtful
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Sign for tigerHas Video
tiger
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Sign for tiredHas Video
tired
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Sign for toiletHas Video
toilet
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Sign for tortoiseHas Video
tortoise
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Sign for tusks
tusks
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Sign for twice
twice
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Sign for twins
twins
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Sign for twins
twins
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Sign for uncleHas Video
uncle
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Sign for upset
upset
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Sign for virtual
virtual
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Sign for want
want
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Sign for way
way
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Sign for wineHas Video
wine
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Sign for wombat
wombat
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Sign for world
world
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Sign for worry
worry
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Sign for zebra
zebra
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