list of acupuncture points list of acupuncture points this article provides a comprehensive list of acupuncture points, locations on the body used in acupuncture, acupressure, and other treatment systems based on traditional chinese medicine (tcm). for full articles concerning acupuncture points and their use, see acupuncture and acupuncture point. system of main meridians with acupuncture point locations locations and basis main article: meridian (chinese medicine) more than four hundred acupuncture points have been described, with the majority located on one of the twenty main cutaneous and subcutaneous meridians, pathways which run throughout the body and according to traditional chinese medicine (tcm) transport qi (氣). twelve of these major meridians, commonly referred to as "the primary meridians", are bilateral and practitioners associate them with internal organs. the remaining eight meridians are designated as "extraordinary", and are also bilateral except for three, one that encircles the body near the waist, and two that run along the midline of the body. only those two extraordinary meridians that run along the midline contain their own points, the remaining six comprise points from the aforementioned twelve primary meridians. there are also points that are not located on the fourteen major meridians but do lie in the complete nexus referred to as jing luo (經絡). such outliers are often referred to as "extra points". there is no anatomical and physiological basis for acupuncture points and meridians. in practice, acupuncture points are located by a combination of anatomical landmarks, palpation, and feedback from the patient. twelve primary meridians codechinese namepinyinenglishkorean 한글vietnamese lu手太陰肺經shǒu tàiyīn fèi jīnglung수태음폐경thủ thái âm phế li手陽明大腸經shǒu yángmíng dàcháng jīnglarge intestine수양명대장경thủ dương minh đại trường st足陽明胃經zú yángmíng wèi jīngstomach족양명위경túc dương minh vị sp足太陰脾經zú tàiyīn pí jīngspleen족태음비경túc thái âm tỳ ht手少陰心經shǒu shǎo yīn xīnjīngheart수소음심경thủ thiếu âm tâm si手太陽小腸經shǒu tàiyáng xiǎocháng jīngsmall intestine수태양소장경thủ thái dương tiểu trường bl足太陽膀胱經zú tàiyáng pángguāng jīngbladder족태양방광경túc thái dương bàng quang ki足少陰腎經zú shǎo yīn shèn jīngkidney족소음신경túc thiếu âm thận pc手厥陰心包經shǒu juéyīn xīnbāo jīngpericardium수궐음심포경thủ quyết âm tâm bào te手少陽三焦經shǒu shǎo yángsān jiāo jīngtriple energizer수소양삼초경thủ thiếu dương tam tiêu gb足少陽膽經zú shǎo yáng dǎn jīnggallbladder족소양담경túc thiếu dương đởm lr足厥陰肝經zú juéyīn gān jīngliver족궐음간경túc quyết âm can eight extraordinary meridians the eight extraordinary meridians (simplified chinese: 奇经八脉; traditional chinese: 奇經八脈; pinyin: qí jīng bā mài) are of pivotal importance in the study of qigong (氣功; chi kung), t'ai chi ch'uan (太極拳), and chinese alchemy. though many are listed, only the governing vessel and the conception vessel meridians have points not associated with the previous 12 meridians. codenametransliterationenglishkorean 한글pinyinvietnamese gv督脉; 督脈dumaigoverning vessel독맥dū màiđốc mạch cv任脉; 任脈renmaiconception vessel임맥rén màinhâm mạch tv冲脉; 衝脈chongmaithrusting vessel충맥chòng màixung mạch bv带脉; 帶脈daimaibelt vessel대맥dài màiđới mạch yinhv陰跷脉; 陰蹺脈yinqiaomaiyin heel vessel음교맥yīn qiāo màiâm kiều yanghv陽跷脉; 陽蹺脈yangqiaomaiyang heel vessel양교맥yáng qiāo màidương kiều yinlv陰维脉; 陰維脈yinweimaiyin link vessel음유맥yīn wéi màiâm duy yanglv陽维脉; 陽維脈yangweimaiyang link vessel양유맥yáng wéi màidương duy nomenclature some acupuncture points have several traditional names, for example tài yuān (太渊) and gui xin (鬼心) are two names used for the 9th acupuncture point on the lung meridian. the world health organization (who) published a proposed standard international acupuncture nomenclature report in 1991 and 2014, listing 361 classical acupuncture points organized according to the fourteen meridians, eight extra meridians, 48 extra points, and scalp acupuncture points, and published standard acupuncture nomenclature in 1993, focused on the 361 classical acupuncture points. each acupuncture point is identified by the meridian on which it is located and its number in the point sequence on that channel. for example, lu-9 identifies the 9th acupuncture point on the lung meridian. the only ambiguity with this unique systemized method is on the urinary bladder meridian, where the outer line of 14 points found on the back near the spine are inserted in one of two ways; following the last point of the inner line along the spine (會陽) and resuming with the point found in the crease of the buttocks (承扶), or following the point in the center of the crease of the knee (委中) and resuming with the point just below that (合陽), found in the bifurcation of the gastrocnemius muscle. although classification of the extra points often tries to utilize a similar shortcut method, where a numbered sequence along an assigned body part is used, there is no commonly agreed-upon system and therefore universal identification of these points relies on the original naming system of traditional chinese characters. the tables in this article follow the who numbering scheme to identify the acupuncture points of the main channels. for extra points the tables follow the numbering scheme found in a manual of acupuncture. lung meridian abbreviated as lu, named 手太阴肺经穴; 手太陰肺經 "the lung channel of hand, greater yin". this refers to the meridian starting in the arm, the lung's association with yin, and that it is considered more easy to find. pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글vietnamese lu-1中府zhongfumiddle assemblyzhōng fǔjung bu 중부trung phủ lu-2雲門yunmencloud gateyún ménun mun 운문vân môn lu-3天府tianfuupper arm assemblytiān fǔcheon bu 천부thiên phủ lu-4俠白xiabaisupporting the lungxiá báihyeop baek 협백hiệp bạch lu-5尺澤chizecubit marshchǐ zécheok taek 척택xích trạch lu-6孔最kongzuicollection holekǒng zuìgong choe 공최khổng tối lu-7列缺liequeinterrupted sequenceliè quēyeol gyeol 열결liệt khuyết lu-8經渠jingquchannel ditchjīng qúgyeong geo 경거kinh cừ lu-9太淵taiyuangreat deep pooltài yuāntae yeon 태연thái uyên lu-10魚際yujifish borderyú jìeo je 어제ngư tế lu-11少商shaoshanglesser metalshào shāngso sang 소상thiếu thương large intestine meridian abbreviated as li or co (colon), named 手阳明大肠经穴; 手陽明大腸經 "the large intestine channel of hand, yang bright". pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글vietnamese li-1商陽shangyangmetal yangshāng yángsang yang 상양thương dương li-2二間erjiansecond pointèr jiāni gan 이간nhị gian li-3三間sanjianthird pointsān jiānsam gan 삼간tam gian li-4合谷he gujunction valleyhé gǔhap gok 합곡hiệp cốc li-5陽谿yangxiyang streamyáng xīyang gye 양계dương khê li-6偏歴pianlidiverging passagepiān lìpyeon ryeok 편력thiên lịch li-7溫溜wenliuwarm flowwēn liūol lyu 온류ôn lưu li-8下廉xialianlower point at the borderxià liánha ryeom 하렴hạ liêm li-9上廉shanglianupper point at the bordershàng liánsang nyeom 상렴thượng liêm li-10手三里shousanliarm three milesshǒu sān lǐ sam ni 삼리thủ tam lý li-11曲池quchipool at the bendqū chígok ji 곡지khúc trì li-12肘髎zhouliaoelbow bone holezhǒu liáoju ryo 주료trữu liêu li-13手五里shouwuliarm five milesshǒu wǔ lǐ o ri 오리(thủ) ngũ lý li-14臂臑binaoupper armbì nàobi no 비노tí nhu li-15肩髃jianyushoulder and claviclejiān yúgyeon u 견우kiên ngung li-16巨骨jugularge bonejù gǔgeo gol 거골ngự cốt li-17天鼎tiandinghead's tripodtiān dǐngcheon jeong 천정thiên đỉnh li-18扶突futubeside the prominencefú tūbu dol 부돌phù đột li-19口禾髎kouheliaomouth grain holekǒu hé liáohwa ryo 화료hòa liêu li-20迎香yingxiangreceiving fragranceyíng xiāngyeong hyang 영향nghênh hương stomach meridian abbreviated as st, named 足阳明胃经穴; 足陽明胃經 "the stomach channel of foot, yang bright". pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글vietnamesealternative names st-1承泣chengqitears containerchéng qìseung eup 승읍thừa khấp st-2四白sibaifour directions brightnesssì báisa baek 사백tứ bạch st-3巨髎juliaolarge bone holejù liáogeo ryo 거료cự liêu st-4地倉dicangearth granarydì cāngji chang 지창địa thương st-5大迎dayinglarge receptacle (facial artery)dà yíngdae yeong 대영đại nghênh st-6頰車jiachejaw bonejiá chēhyeop geo 협거giáp xa st-7下關xiaguanbelow the archxià guānha gwan 하관hạ quan st-8頭維touweihead's cornertóu wéidu yu 두유đầu duy st-9人迎renyingman'sprognosis (carotid artery)rén yíngin yeong 인영nhân nghênhtianwuhui (heaven's five meetings) st-10水突shuituliquid passageshǔi tūsu dol 수돌thủy đột st-11氣舍qisheresidence of breath qiqì shègi sa 기사khí xá st-12缺盆quepenempty basinquē péngyeol bun 결분khuyết bồn st-13氣戶qihudoor of breathqì hùgi ho 기호khí hộ st-14庫房kufangbreath storeroomkù fánggo bang 고방khố phòng st-15屋翳wuyihiding the breathwū yìok ye 옥예ốc ế st-16膺窗yingchuangbreast windowyìng chuāngeung chang 응창ưng song st-17乳中ruzhongbreast centre (nipple)rǔ zhōngyu jung 유중nhũ trung st-18乳根rugenbreast rootrǔ gēnyu geun 유근nhũ căn st-19不容burongnot containedbù róngbul yong 불용bất dung"uncontainable" refers to vomiting st-20承滿chengmanreceiving fullnesschéng mǎnseng man 승만thừa mãn st-21梁門liangmenbeam gateliáng ményang mun 양문lương môn st-22關門guanmenshutting the gateguān méngwan mun 관문quan môn st-23太乙taiyigreat unitytài yǐtae eul 태을thái ất st-24滑肉門huaroumenchime gatehuá ròu ménhwal yung mun 활육문hoạt nhục môn st-25天樞tianshuheavenly pivottiān shūcheon chu 천추thiên xu st-26外陵wailingouter moundwài língwoe neung 외릉ngoại lăng st-27大巨dajugreat bulgedà jùdae geo 대거đại cự st-28水道shuidaowaterwayshuǐ dàosu do 수도thủy đạoleft st 28 = baomen "gate of uterus"; right st 28 = zihu "child's door - sun si miao st-29歸來 (归来)guilairestoring positionguī láigui rae 귀래qui lai st-30氣沖qichongqi surgeqì chōnggi chung 기충khí xung st-31髀關biguanthigh gatebì guānbi gwan 비관bễ quan st-32伏兔futucrouching rabbitfú tùbok to 복토phục thỏ st-33陰市yinshiyin marketyīn shìeum si 음시âm thị st-34梁丘liangqiuridge moundliáng qīuyang gu 양구lương khâu st-35犢鼻dubicalf's nosedú bídok bi 독비độc tị st-36足三里zusanlileg three mileszú sān lǐ sam ni 삼리túc tam lý st-37上巨虛shangjuxuupper great voidshàng jù xūsang geo heo 상거허thượng cự hư st-38條口tiaokouribbon openingtiáo kǒujo gu 조구điều khẩu st-39下巨虛xiajuxulower large hollowxià jù xūha geo heo 하거허hạ cự hư st-40豐隆fenglongabundant bulgefēng lóngpung nyung 풍륭phong long st-41解谿jiexidividing cleftjiě xīhae gye 해계giải khê st-42沖陽chongyangsurging yangchōng yángchung yang 충양xung dương st-43陷谷xiangusunken valleyxiàn gǔham gok 함곡hãm cốc st-44内庭neitinginner courtnèi tíngnae jeong 내정nội đình st-45厲兌liduirunning pointlì duìye tae 예태lệ đoài spleen meridian abbreviated as sp, named 足太阴睥经穴; 足太陰脾經 "the spleen channel of foot, greater yin". pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글romajivietnamesealternative names sp-1隱白yinbaihidden whiteyǐn báieun baek 은백im pakuẩn bạch'in paku' sp-2大都dadugreat pooldà dūdae do 대도dai tođại đô sp-3太白taibaigreat whitetaì báitae baek 태백tai hakuthái bạch sp-4公孫gongsungrandfather grandsongōng sūngong son 공손kō soncông tôn sp-5商丘shangqiumetal moundshāng qiūsang gu 상구shō kyūthương khâu sp-6三陰交sanyinjiaothree yin intersectionsān yīn jiāosam eum gyo 삼음교san in kōtam âm giao sp-7漏谷louguleaking valleyloù gǔnu gok 루곡rō koku?lậu cốc sp-8地機dijiearth curedì jīji gi 지기chi kiđịa cơ sp-9陰陵泉yinlingquanyin mound springyīn líng qúaneum neung cheon 음릉천in ryō senâm lăng tuyền sp-10血海xuehaisea of bloodxuè hǎihyeol hae 혈해kek kaihuyết hải sp-11箕門jimenseparation gatejī méngi mun 기문ki monkỳ môn sp-12衝門chongmensurging gatechōng ménchung mun 충문shō monxung môn sp-13府舍fushebpwel abodefǔ shèbu sa 부사fu shaphủ xá sp-14腹結fujieabdomen stagnationfù jiébok gyeol 복결fuk ketsuphúc kết sp-15大横da henggreat horizontaldà héngdae hoeng 대횡dai ōđại hoành sp-16腹哀fuaiabdomen sufferingfù āibok ae 복애fuku aiphúc ai sp-17食竇shidoufood cavityshí dòusik du 식두shoku tōthực đậu sp-18天谿tianxicelestial clefttiān xīcheon gye 천계ten keithiên khê sp-19胸鄉xiongxiangchest villagexiōng xiānghyung hyang 흉향kyō kyō?hung hương sp-20周榮zhourongcomplete nourishmentzhōu róngju yeong 주영shū eichu vinh sp-21大包dabaogreat embracedà bāodae po 대포tai hōđại bao heart meridian abbreviated as he, ht or h, named 手少阴心经穴; 手少陰心經 "the heart channel of hand, lesser yin". pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글romajivietnamesealternative names he-1極泉jiquanhighest springjí quángeuk cheon 극천kyoku sencực tuyền he-2青靈qinglinggreen spiritqīng língcheong nyeong 청령sei rei(?)thanh linh he-3少海shaohailesser seashào hǎiso hae 소해shō kaithiếu hải he-4靈道lingdaospirit pathlíng dàoyoung do 영도rei dō?linh đạo he-5通里tongliinward connectiontōng lǐtong ni 통리tsū ri?thông lý he-6陰郄yinxiyin cleftyīn xīeum geuk 음극in gekiâm khích he-7神門shenmenspirit gateshén ménsin mun 신문shin monthần môn he-8少府shaofulesser mansionshào fǔso bu 소부shō fu?thiếu phủ he-9少沖shaochonglesser surgeshào chōngso chung 소충shō shōthiếu xung small intestine meridian abbreviated as si, named 手太阳小肠经穴; 手太陽小腸經 "the small intestine channel of hand, greater yang". pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글romajivietnamesealternative names si-1少澤shaozelesser marshshào zéso taek 소택shō takuthiếu trạch si-2前谷qiangufront valleyqián gǔjeon gok 전곡zen koku(?)tiền cốc si-3後谿houxiback streamhòu xīhu gye 후계go keihậu khê'kō kei' si-4腕骨wanguwrist bonewàn gǔwan gol 완골wan kotsu(?)uyển cốt si-5陽谷yangguyang valleyyáng gǔyang gok 양곡yō kokudương cốc si-6養老yanglaosupport the agedyǎng lǎoyang no 양노yō rōdưỡng lão si-7支正zhizhengbranch of uprightzhī zhèngji jeong 지정shi sei(?)chi chính si-8小海xiaohaismall seaxiǎo hǎiso hae 소해shō kaitiểu hải si-9肩貞jianzhentrue shoulderjiān zhēngyeon jeong 견정ken teikiên trinh si-10臑俞naoshuupper arm transporternāo shūno yu(su) 노유(수)ju yunhu du si-11天宗tianzongheavenly gatheringtiān zōngcheon jong 천종ten sōthiên tông si-12秉風bingfenggrasping the windbǐng fēngbyeong pung 병풍hei fūbỉnh phong si-13曲垣quyuancrooked wallqū yuángok won 곡원kyo ku en?khúc viên si-14肩外俞jianwaishuouter shoulder transporterjiān wài shūgyeon oe yu 견외유ken gai yu(?)kiên ngoại du si-15肩中俞jianzhongshumiddle shoulder transporterjiān zhōng shūgyeon jung yu 견중유ken chū yu?kiên trung du si-16天窗tianchuangheavenly windowtiān chuāngcheon chang 천창ten sō?thiên song si-17天容tianrongheavenly appearancetiān róngcheon yong 천용ten yō?thiên dung si-18顴髎quanliaocheek bone crevicequán liáogwal lyo 관료kan ryōquyền liêu si-19聽宮tinggongpalace of hearingtīng gōngcheong gung 청궁chō kyūthính cung bladder meridian abbreviated as bl or ub (urinary bladder), described in chinese as 足太阳膀胱经穴; 足太陽膀胱經 "the bladder channel of foot, greater yang". an alternative numbering scheme for the "appended part" (beginning with bl-41 in the list below), which places the outer line along the spine after bl-35 (會陽) instead of bl-40 (委中), will be noted in the alternative names column. pointnametransliterationenglishpinyinkorean 한글romajivietnamesealternative names bl-1睛明jingmingbright eyesjīng míngjeong myeong 정명sei meitình minh bl-2攢竹zanzhugathered bamboocuán zhúchan juk 찬죽san chikutoản trúc bl-3眉衝meichongeyebrows' ascensionméi chōngmi chung 미충bi shōmi xung bl-4曲差quchaideviating curveqǔ chāigok cha 곡차kyo kusa?khúc sai bl-5五處wuchufifth positionwǔ chǔo cheo 오처go sho(?)ngũ xứ bl-6承光chengguangreceiving lightchéng guāngseung gwang 승광shō kō?thừa quang bl-7通天tongtianreaching upwardtōng tiāntong cheon 통천tsū tenthông thiên bl-8絡卻luoquedeclining connectionluò quènak gak 락각rak kyaku?lạc khước bl-9玉枕yuzhenjade pillowyù zhěnok chim 옥침gyoku chin(?)ngọc chẩm bl-10天柱tianzhuupper pillartiān zhùcheon ju 천주ten chūthiên trụ bl-11大杼dazhugreat vertebradà zhùdae jeo 대저dai jođại trữ bl-12風門fengmenwind gatefēng ménpung mun 풍문fū monphong môn bl-13肺俞feishulung transporterfèi shūpye yu 폐유hai yuphế du bl-14厥陰俞jueyinshuabsolute yin transporterjué yīn shūgweor eum yu 궐음유ketsu in yuquyết âm du bl-15心俞xinshuheart transporterxīn shūsim yu 심유shin yutâm du bl-16督俞dushugovernor transporterdū shūdok yu 독유toku yuđốc du bl-17膈俞geshudiaphragm transportergé shūgyeok yu 격유kaku yucách du bl-18肝俞ganshuliver transportergān shūgan yu 간유kan yucan du bl-19膽俞danshugallbladder transporterdǎn shūdam yu 담유tan yuđởm du bl-20脾俞pishuspleen transporterpí shūbi yu 비유hi yutỳ du bl-21胃俞weishustomach transporterwèi shūwi yu 위유i yuvị du bl-22三焦俞sanjiaoshusanjiao transportersān jiāo shūsam cho yu 삼초유san shō yutam tiêu du bl-23腎俞shenshukidney transportershèn shūsim yu 신유jin yuthận du bl-24氣海俞qihaishusea of qi transporterqì hǎi shūgi hae yu 기해유kikai yu?khí hải du bl-25大腸俞dachangshularge intestine transporterdà cháng shūdae jang yu 대장유dai chō yuđại