Nomenclature: Yang: Yang of yin-yang Fu: auxillary The lateral is yang and fu refers to fibula. Yangfu is anterior to the fibula on the lateral aspect of the leg. Point: GB38 Chinese Name: 阳辅 Name: Yangfu English Name/Meaning: Yang Assistance Pinyin: yáng fǔ Han Geul 한글: yang bo 양보 Romaji: yō ho Vietnamese: Dương phụ…
Nomenclature: Jie: Separating Xi: stream Xi refers to minor depression on the body surface. The point is in the anterior articular depression of the ankle joint. Point: ST-41 Chinese Name: 解溪 Name: Jiexi English Name/Meaning: Stream Divide Pinyin: jiě xī Han Geul 한글: hae gye 해계 Romaji: kai kei Vietnamese:Giải…
Nomenclature: Fu: Continuing Liu: flowing Fuliu is above zhaohai (KI6) and refers to the Qi of the meridian flowing into the “sea”, re-emerging and continuing to flow. Point: KI7 Chinese Name: 復溜 English Name/Meaning: Returning Current Pinyin: fù liū Han Geul 한글: bong nyu 복류 Romaji: fuku ryū Vietnamese: Phục lưu Location: On the medial…
Nomenclature: Shang: one of the five sounds, pertaining to metal; Qiu: hills Shangqiu is a jing-river point of the spleen meridian and pertains to metal. The point is below the medial mallelous, which looks like a hill. Point: SP-5 Chinese Name: 商丘 English Name/Meaning: Shang Mound Pinyin: shāng qiū Han Geul 한글: sang gu 상구…
Nomenclature: Yang: Yang of yin-yang Gu: Valley Yang means the “exterior”. The seam on the exterior aspect of the wrist, where yanggu lies is like a valley. Point: SI-5 Chinese Name: 阳谷 English Name/Meaning: Yang Valley Pinyin: yáng gǔ Han Geul 한글: yang gok 양곡 Romaji: yō koku Vietnamese: Dương cốc Location: On the ulnar…
Nomenclature: Zhong: Middle Feng: Earth heaped into a mound Zhongfeng is on the foot, where the qi of the meridian is abundant. It is an imprtant “pass” in this meridian. Point: LR-4 Chinese Name:中封 Name: Zhongfeng Pinyin:zhōng fēng English Name/Meaning: Middle Margin Han Geul 한글:jung bong 중봉 Romaji:chū hō Vietnamese: Trung phong Location: On the…
Nomenclature: Zhi: limb Gou: ditch Zhi here refers to the upper limbs. Zhigou point is located between the radius and the ulna. Point: TE6 Chinese Name: 支溝 Name: Zhigou English Name/Meaning: Branching Ditch Pinyin: zhī gōu Han Geul 한글: ji gu 지구 Romaji: shi kō? Vietnamese: Chi câu Location: On the dorsal aspect of the…
Nomenclature: Jian:space shi: minister of a monarchy Jianshi pertains to the pericardium meridian and is in the space between the two tendons. It is named because the pericardium is pictured as the minister of the heart. Location: On the palmar side of the forearm, 3 cun above the transververse crease of the…
Nomenclature: Kun-lun: Name of mountain in west china. The lateral malleolus is shaped like a mountain.The point lies next to it. Point: BL60 Chinese Name: 昆仑 Name: Kun-lun English Name/Meaning: Kunlun Mountains Pinyin: kūn lún Han Geul 한글: gol lyun 곤륜 Romaji: kon ron Vietnamese: Côn lôn (luân) Location: Posterior to the external malleolus, in…
Nomenclature: Ling: mind Dao: pathway The heart dominates the mind. Lingdao is in the depression on the raidal side of the tendon of m.flexor carpi ulnaris; it is like a pathway leading toward the mind. Point: HT-4 Chinese Name: 靈道 English Name/Meaning: Spirit Path Pinyin: líng dào Han Geul 한글: young do 영도 Romaji: rei…