Definition
To feel and take to heart the emotional state of someone else.Performance
Start with one hand in a fist (palm backwards towards chest) and a small distance in front of centre chest. Main hand starts cupped (palm forward) in front of side and moves in an arc to end in a fist behind first fist.Hint
It is like signing I see your feelings and take them to my heartContext for Auslan
There are 2 signs for Empathy. Personally I use this one as I feel that is more precise, being derived from the two radicals "grab item" and " protected item" So if you like it translates as I see your feelings and I hold them in my heart - I like that more.