TE reference

Triple Energizer Meridian: All 23 Acupuncture Points

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Point table

Code	Pinyin	Hanzi	English	Location summary
TE-1	Guānchōng	关冲	Passage Hub	On the ulnar side of the ring finger, 0.1 cun proximal to the ulnar corner of the nail.
TE-2	Yèmén	液门	Fluid Gate	On the back of the hand, just proximal to the web between the ring and little fingers, at the border of palmar and dorsal skin.
TE-3	Zhōngzhǔ	中渚	Central Islet	On the back of the hand, between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in the depression proximal to the fourth metacarpophalangeal joint.
TE-4	Yángchí	阳池	Yang Pool	On the dorsal wrist crease, in the depression immediately ulnar to the extensor digitorum tendon.
TE-5	Wàiguān	外关	Outer Pass	On the posterior forearm, midway between the radius and ulna, 2 cun above the dorsal wrist crease.
TE-6	Zhīgōu	支沟	Branching Ditch	On the posterior forearm, midway between the radius and ulna, 3 cun above the dorsal wrist crease.
TE-7	Huìzōng	会宗	Converging Channels	On the posterior forearm, directly radial to the ulna and 3 cun above the dorsal wrist crease.
TE-8	Sānyángluò	三阳络	Three Yang Connection	On the posterior forearm, midway between the radius and ulna, 4 cun above the dorsal wrist crease.
TE-9	Sìdú	四渎	Four Rivers	On the posterior forearm, midway between the radius and ulna, 5 cun below the tip of the olecranon.
TE-10	Tiānjǐng	天井	Heavenly Well	On the posterior elbow, in the olecranon fossa 1 cun above the tip of the olecranon when the elbow is flexed.
TE-11	Qīnglěngyuān	清冷渊	Clear Cold Abyss	On the posterior upper arm, along the line from the olecranon to the acromial angle, 2 cun above the olecranon.
TE-12	Xiāoluò	消泺	Dispersing Luo River	On the posterior upper arm, on the line from the olecranon to the acromial angle, 5 cun above the olecranon.
TE-13	Nàohuì	臑会	Upper Arm Convergence	On the posterior upper arm, behind and below the deltoid border, 3 cun below the acromial angle.
TE-14	Jiānliáo	肩髎	Shoulder Crevice	At the shoulder, in the posterior depression between the acromial angle and the greater tubercle of the humerus, visible when the arm is abducted.
TE-15	Tiānliáo	天髎	Celestial Crevice	In the scapular region, in the depression immediately above the superior angle of the scapula, midway between GB-21 and SI-13.
TE-16	Tiānyǒu	天牖	Celestial Window	On the lateral neck at the level of the mandibular angle, in the depression behind the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
TE-17	Yìfēng	翳风	Wind Screen	Behind the earlobe, in the depression immediately anterior to the lower end of the mastoid process.
TE-18	Chìmài	瘈脉	Spasm Vessel	On the mastoid region, at the junction of the lower third and upper two thirds of the curved line from TE-17 to TE-20.
TE-19	Lúxī	颅息	Skull Rest	Behind the ear, at the junction of the upper third and lower two thirds of the curved line from TE-17 to TE-20.
TE-20	Jiǎosūn	角孙	Minute Angle	On the scalp directly above the apex of the ear, at the point touched by the auricular apex when the ear is folded forward.
TE-21	Ěrmén	耳门	Ear Gate	In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and behind the mandibular condyle, located with the mouth slightly open.
TE-22	Ěrhéliáo	耳和髎	Ear Harmony Crevice	On the side of the head, behind the temporal hairline and just anterior to the root of the ear, immediately posterior to the superficial temporal artery.
TE-23	Sīzhúkōng	丝竹空	Silk Bamboo Hole	At the lateral end of the eyebrow, in the palpable depression above GB-1.

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Frequently asked questions

How many points are in the Triple Energizer meridian?

This atlas records 23 points in the Triple Energizer meridian, starting at TE-1 and ending at TE-23.

How are Triple Energizer points ordered here?

Points follow their standard numeric code. The site-wide atlas also preserves the standard 14-meridian sequence.

Does this table include source-linked detail pages?

Yes. Each point code opens a page with location, classifications, traditional actions, indications, depth, moxibustion, safety notes, and visible citations.

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Sources

References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.