Traditional classification
Crossing and Channel-Meeting Points
| Point | Name | Meridian | Recorded classification |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU-1 | Zhōngfǔ · 中府 · Central Palace | Lung | Front-mu point of the Lung; meeting point of the Lung and Spleen channels. |
| LI-14 | Bìnào · 臂臑 · Upper Arm | Large Intestine | Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel and the Yang Linking vessel. |
| LI-15 | Jiānyú · 肩髃 · Shoulder Bone | Large Intestine | Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel and the Yang Motility vessel. |
| LI-16 | Jùgǔ · 巨骨 · Great Bone | Large Intestine | Meeting point of the Large Intestine channel and the Yang Motility vessel. |
| LI-20 | Yíngxiāng · 迎香 · Welcome Fragrance | Large Intestine | Meeting point of the Large Intestine and Stomach channels. |
| ST-1 | Chéngqì · 承泣 · Tear Container | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach channel, Conception vessel, and Yang Heel vessel. |
| ST-3 | Jùliáo · 巨髎 · Great Crevice | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach channel and Yang Heel vessel. |
| ST-4 | Dìcāng · 地仓 · Earth Granary | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach and Large Intestine channels with the Yang Heel vessel. |
| ST-7 | Xiàguān · 下关 · Below the Joint | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels. |
| ST-8 | Tóuwéi · 头维 · Head Support | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels with the Yang Linking vessel. |
| ST-9 | Rényíng · 人迎 · Man's Welcome | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach and Gallbladder channels; Window of Heaven and Sea of Qi point. |
| ST-30 | Qìchōng · 气冲 · Penetrating Qi | Stomach | Meeting point of the Stomach channel and Penetrating vessel; Sea of Water and Grain point. |
| SP-6 | Sānyīnjiāo · 三阴交 · Three Yin Intersection | Spleen | Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels. |
| SP-15 | Dàhéng · 大横 · Great Horizontal | Spleen | Meeting point of the Spleen channel with the Yin Linking vessel. |
| SP-16 | Fù'āi · 腹哀 · Abdomen's Sorrow | Spleen | Meeting point of the Spleen channel with the Yin Linking vessel. |
| SI-10 | Nàoshù · 臑俞 · Upper Arm Shu | Small Intestine | Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Bladder, Yang Linking and Yang Motility channels. |
| SI-12 | Bǐngfēng · 秉风 · Grasping the Wind | Small Intestine | Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Triple Energizer and Gall Bladder channels. |
| SI-18 | Quánliáo · 颧髎 · Cheek Bone Crevice | Small Intestine | Meeting point of the Small Intestine and Triple Energizer channels. |
| SI-19 | Tīnggōng · 听宫 · Palace of Hearing | Small Intestine | Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Triple Energizer and Gall Bladder channels. |
| BL-1 | Jīngmíng · 睛明 · Bright Eyes | Bladder | Crossing point of the Bladder, Small Intestine, and Stomach channels and the Yin and Yang Motility vessels. |
| BL-11 | Dàzhù · 大杼 · Great Shuttle | Bladder | Hui-meeting point of Bone; point of the Foot Taiyang Bladder channel. |
| BL-12 | Fēngmén · 风门 · Wind Gate | Bladder | Meeting point of the Bladder and Governing Vessel channels. |
| BL-17 | Géshù · 膈俞 · Diaphragm Shu | Bladder | Hui-meeting point of Blood. |
| BL-35 | Huìyáng · 会阳 · Meeting of Yang | Bladder | Meeting point of the Bladder channel and Governing Vessel. |
| BL-61 | Púcān · 仆参 · Subservient Visitor | Bladder | Meeting point of the Bladder channel and Yang Motility vessel. |
| KI-11 | Hénggǔ · 横骨 · Pubic Bone | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-12 | Dàhè · 大赫 · Great Luminance | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-13 | Qìxué · 气穴 · Qi Hole | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-14 | Sìmǎn · 四满 · Four Fullness | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-15 | Zhōngzhù · 中注 · Central Flow | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-16 | Huāngshū · 肓俞 · Vitals Shu | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-17 | Shāngqū · 商曲 · Shang Bend | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-18 | Shíguān · 石关 · Stone Pass | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-19 | Yīndū · 阴都 · Yin Metropolis | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-20 | Fùtōnggǔ · 腹通谷 · Open Valley | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| KI-21 | Yōumén · 幽门 · Hidden Gate | Kidney | Meeting point of the Kidney channel and Chong vessel. |
| PC-1 | Tiānchí · 天池 · Celestial Pool | Pericardium | Meeting point of the Pericardium and Gallbladder channels; classically grouped with the Window of Heaven points. |
| TE-8 | Sānyángluò · 三阳络 · Three Yang Connection | Triple Energizer | Meeting point of the three yang channels of the arm. |
| TE-15 | Tiānliáo · 天髎 · Celestial Crevice | Triple Energizer | Meeting point of the Triple Energizer channel and Yang Wei vessel. |
| TE-17 | Yìfēng · 翳风 · Wind Screen | Triple Energizer | Meeting point of the Triple Energizer and Gallbladder channels. |
| TE-20 | Jiǎosūn · 角孙 · Minute Angle | Triple Energizer | Meeting point of the Triple Energizer, Gallbladder and Large Intestine channels. |
| TE-22 | Ěrhéliáo · 耳和髎 · Ear Harmony Crevice | Triple Energizer | Meeting point of the Triple Energizer, Gallbladder and Small Intestine channels. |
| GB-1 | Tóngzǐliáo · 瞳子髎 · Pupil Crevice | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder, Small Intestine and Triple Energizer channels. |
| GB-3 | Shàngguān · 上关 · Upper Gate | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder, Stomach and Triple Energizer channels. |
| GB-7 | Qūbìn · 曲鬓 · Temporal Hairline Curve | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| GB-8 | Shuàigǔ · 率谷 · Leading Valley | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| GB-9 | Tiānchōng · 天冲 · Celestial Rushing | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| GB-10 | Fúbái · 浮白 · Floating White | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| GB-11 | Tóuqiàoyīn · 头窍阴 · Head Portal Yin | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| GB-12 | Wángǔ · 完骨 · Mastoid Bone | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| GB-13 | Běnshén · 本神 · Root Spirit | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-14 | Yángbái · 阳白 · Yang White | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-15 | Tóulínqì · 头临泣 · Head Overlooking Tears | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels and the Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-16 | Mùchuāng · 目窗 · Eye Window | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-17 | Zhèngyíng · 正营 · Upright Construction | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-18 | Chénglíng · 承灵 · Spirit Receiver | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-19 | Nǎokōng · 脑空 · Brain Hollow | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-20 | Fēngchí · 风池 · Wind Pool | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Triple Energizer channels and the Yang Linking and Yang Motility vessels. |
| GB-21 | Jiānjǐng · 肩井 · Shoulder Well | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder, Triple Energizer and Stomach channels and the Yang Linking vessel. |
| GB-26 | Dàimài · 带脉 · Girdle Vessel | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Girdling vessel. |
| GB-27 | Wǔshū · 五枢 · Fifth Pivot | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Girdling vessel. |
| GB-28 | Wéidào · 维道 · Linking Path | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Girdling vessel. |
| GB-29 | Jūliáo · 居髎 · Squatting Crevice | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder channel and Yang Motility vessel. |
| GB-30 | Huántiào · 环跳 · Jumping Round | Gallbladder | Meeting point of the Gallbladder and Bladder channels. |
| LV-14 | Qīmén · 期门 · Cycle Gate | Liver | Front-mu point of the Liver; meeting point of the Liver and Spleen channels and the Yin Linking vessel. |
| GV-13 | Táodào · 陶道 · Kiln Path | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel and the Foot Taiyang Bladder channel. |
| GV-14 | Dàzhuī · 大椎 · Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel with the six primary yang channels; associated with the Sea of Qi in the checked educational source. |
| GV-15 | Yǎmén · 哑门 · Mute's Gate | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel and Yang Linking Vessel; Window of Heaven and Sea of Qi point. |
| GV-16 | Fēngfǔ · 风府 · Wind Palace | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel and Yang Linking Vessel; Window of Heaven and Sea of Marrow point. |
| GV-17 | Nǎohù · 脑户 · Brain's Door | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel and Foot Taiyang Bladder channel. |
| GV-20 | Bǎihuì · 百会 · Hundred Meetings | Governing Vessel | Sea of Marrow point and meeting point of the Governing Vessel with the six primary yang channels. |
| GV-24 | Shéntíng · 神庭 · Spirit Courtyard | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel with the Foot Taiyang Bladder and Foot Yangming Stomach channels. |
| GV-26 | Shuǐgōu · 水沟 · Water Trough | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel with the Hand and Foot Yangming channels; one of the traditional Ghost points. |
| GV-28 | Yínjiāo · 龈交 · Gum Intersection | Governing Vessel | Meeting point of the Governing Vessel with the Conception Vessel and Foot Yangming Stomach channel. |
| CV-1 | Huìyīn · 会阴 · Meeting of Yin | Conception Vessel | Meeting point of the Conception, Governing, and Penetrating vessels. |
| CV-2 | Qūgǔ · 曲骨 · Curved Bone | Conception Vessel | Meeting point of the Conception Vessel and Foot Jueyin Liver channel. |
| CV-3 | Zhōngjí · 中极 · Middle Pole | Conception Vessel | Front-mu point of the Bladder; meeting point of the Conception Vessel with the three Foot Yin channels. |
| CV-4 | Guānyuán · 关元 · Gate of Origin | Conception Vessel | Front-mu point of the Small Intestine; meeting point of the Conception Vessel with the three Foot Yin channels. |
| CV-7 | Yīnjiāo · 阴交 · Yin Intersection | Conception Vessel | Meeting point of the Conception Vessel and Penetrating Vessel. |
| CV-12 | Zhōngwǎn · 中脘 · Middle Epigastrium | Conception Vessel | Front-mu point of the Stomach; Hui-meeting point of the fu organs; meeting point with the Small Intestine, Sanjiao, and Stomach channels. |
| CV-13 | Shàngwǎn · 上脘 · Upper Epigastrium | Conception Vessel | Meeting point of the Conception Vessel with the Small Intestine and Stomach channels. |
| CV-17 | Dànzhōng · 膻中 · Chest Center | Conception Vessel | Front-mu point of the Pericardium; Hui-meeting point of qi and Sea of Qi point. |
| CV-23 | Liánquán · 廉泉 · Corner Spring | Conception Vessel | Meeting point of the Conception Vessel and Yin Linking Vessel. |
| CV-24 | Chéngjiāng · 承浆 · Container of Fluids | Conception Vessel | Meeting point of the Conception Vessel and Foot Yangming Stomach channel. |
Sources
References displayed on this page were recorded with the point dataset.
- Acupuncture-related adverse events: a systematic review of the Chinese literature Fatal aortic haemorrhage and abdominal organ injuries associated with LR14
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 1; classification, functions, indications and needling
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 2; classification, functions, indications and needling
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 3; classification, functions, indications and needling
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 4; classification, functions, indications and needling
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 5; classification, functions, indications and needling
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 6; classification, functions, indications and needling
- Acupuncture.com Acupuncture Point Reference Kidney 7; classification, functions, indications and needling