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Four Kinds of Hand Shapes in Chinese Palmistry

In the Chinese Fengshui, palmistry is the most popular and the simplest way to know the past and future in one's life.

Author: Rice Lin

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Depending on the type of palmistry practiced, and the type of reading being performed, palmists may look at various qualities of the hand, including the shapes and lines of the palm and fingers; the color and texture of the skin and fingernails; the relative sizes of the palm and fingers; the prominence of the knuckles; and numerous other attributes of the hands.

In most schools of palmistry, hand shapes are divided into four or 10 major types, sometimes corresponding to the Classical elements or temperaments. Hand shape is believed to indicate character traits corresponding to the type indicated.

Although variations abound, the most common classifications used by modern palmists:
Earth hands are generally identified by broad, square palms and fingers, thick or coarse skin, and ruddy color.
The length of the palm from wrist to the bottom of the fingers is usually equal to the length of the fingers. According to the Chinese Fengshui and Chinese astrology, people who have the earth hands are conservative, easy-going and reliable. They have a iron will to confront of any difficulties.

Gold hands exhibit square or rectangular palms with long fingers and sometimes protruding knuckles, low-set thumbs, and often dry skin. The length of the palm from wrist to the bottom of the fingers is usually equal to the length of the fingers.

According to the Chinese Fengshui and Chinese astrology, people who have the gold hands are patient, justice and hard-working but lack of romantic feeling and not good at expression.

Water hands are seeable by the short, sometimes oval-shaped palm, with long, flexible, conical fingers. The length of the palm from wrist to the bottom of the fingers is usually less than the width across the widest part of the palm, and usually equal to the length of the fingers.

A "Water hand" would exhibit sensitive, artistic, idealized and superstitious, etc.

Fire hands are characterized by a square or rectangular palm, flushed or pink skin, and shorter fingers. The length of the palm from wrist to the bottom of the fingers is usually greater than the length of the fingers.

A "Fire hand" would exhibit high energy, creativity, short temper, ambition, etc. - all qualities believed to be related to the Classical element of Fire.

The number and quality of lines can also be included in the hand shape analysis; in some traditions of palmistry, Earth and Water hands tend to have fewer, deeper lines, while Gold and Fire hands are more likely to show more lines with less clear definition.

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Four Kinds of Hand Shapes in Chinese Palmistry