Names of Acupuncture Points

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Names of points of the 12 Primary Channels and Du and Ren Vessels

Lung
Large Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
Small Intestine
Urinary Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
San Jiao
Gallbladder
Liver
Du
Ren
Extra points as listed in the WHO standard
Auricular Acupuncture Points
Scalp Acupuncture lines

2
2
2
3
5
6
7
7
11
12
12
14
15
16
17
19
22
27

1. Name of points of the 12 Primary Channels and Du and Ren Mai

Lung

zhng f

LU 1

yn mn

LU 2

tin f

LU 3

xi bi

LU 4

ch z

LU 5

kng zu

LU 6

li qu

LU 7

jng q

LU 8

ti yun

LU 9

y j

LU 10

sho shng

LU 11

Large
Intestine

shng yng

LI 1

r jin

LI 2

sn jin

LI 3

h g

LI 4

yng x

LI 5

pin l

LI 6

wn li

LI 7

xi lin

LI 8

shng lin

LI 9

shu sn l

LI 10

q ch

LI 11

zhu lio

LI 12

shu w l

LI 13

b no

LI 14

jin y

LI 15

j g

LI 16

tin dng

LI 17

f t

LI 18

ku h lio

LI 19

yng xing

LI 20

chng q

ST 1

s bi

ST 2

j lio

ST 3

d cng

ST 4

d yng

ST 5

ji ch

ST 6

xi gun

ST 7

tu wi

ST 8

rn yng

ST 9

shu t

ST 10

q sh

ST 11

qu pn

ST 12

Stomach

q h

ST 13

k fng

ST 14

w y

ST 15

yng chung

ST 16

r zhng

ST 17

r gn

ST 18

b rng

ST 19

chng mn

ST 20

ling mn

ST 21

gunmn

ST 22

ti y

ST 23

hu ru mn

ST 24

tin sh

ST 25

wi lng

ST 26

d j

ST 27

shu do

ST 28

gu li

ST 29

q chng

ST 30

b gun

ST 31

f t

ST 32

yn sh

ST 33

ling qi

ST 34

d b

ST 35

z sn l

ST 36

shng j x

ST 37

tio ku

ST 38

xi j x

ST39

fng lng

ST 40

ji x

ST 41

chng yng

ST 42

xin g

ST 43

ni tng

ST 44

l du

ST 45

yn bi

SP 1

d d

SP 2

ti bi

SP 3

gng sn

SP 4

shng qi

SP 5

sn yn jio

SP 6

lu g

SP 7

d j

SP 8

yn lng qun

SP 9

Spleen

xu hi

SP 10

j mn

SP 11

chng mn

SP 12

f sh

SP 13

f ji

SP 14

d hng

SP 15

f i

SP 16

sh du

SP 17

tin x

SP 18

xing xing

SP 19

zhu rng

SP 20

d bo

SP 21

j qun

HT 1

qng lng

HT 2

sho hi

HT 3

lng do

HT 4

tng l

HT 5

yn x

HT 6

shn mn

HT 7

sho f

HT 8

sho chng

HT 9

Heart

Small
Intestine

sho z

SI 1

qin g

SI 2

hu x

SI 3

wn g

SI 4

yng g

SI 5

yng lo

SI 6

zh zhng

SI 7

xio hi

SI 8

jin zhn

SI 9

no sh

SI 10

tin zng

SI 11

bng fng

SI 12

q yun

SI 13

jin wi sh

SI 14

jin zhng sh

SI 15

tin chung

SI 16

tin rng

SI 17

qun lio

SI 18

tng gng

SI 19

Urinary
Bladder

jng mng

BL 1

cun zh

BL 2

mi chng

BL 3

q ch

BL 4

w ch

BL 5

chng gung

BL 6

tng tin

BL 7

lu qu

BL 8

y zhn

BL 9

tin zh

BL 10

d zh

BL 11

fng mn

BL 12

fi sh

BL 13

ju yn sh

BL 14

xn sh

BL 15

d sh

BL 16

g sh

BL 17

gn sh

BL 18

dn sh

BL19

p sh

BL 20

wi sh

BL 21

sn jio sh

BL 22

shn sh

BL 23

q hi sh

BL 24

d chng sh

BL 25

gun
yun
sh
xio chng sh

BL 26

pang
sh

BL 28

zhng l sh

BL 29

bi hun sh

BL 30

shng lio

BL 31

c lio

BL 32

zhng lio

BL 33

xi lio

BL 34

hu yng

BL 35

chng f

BL 36

yn mn

BL 37

f x

BL 38

wi yng

BL 39

wi zhng

BL 40

f fn

BL 41

p h

BL 42

go hung

BL 43

shn tng

BL 44

y x

BL 45

ggun

BL 46

gung

BL 27

hn mn

BL 47

yng gng

BL 48

y sh

BL 49

wi cng

BL 50

hung mn

BL 51

zh sh

BL 52

bo hung

BL 53

zh bin

BL 54

h yng

BL 55

chng jn

BL 56

chng shn

BL 57

fi yng

BL 58

f yng

BL 59

kn ln

BL 60

p cn

BL 61

shn mi

BL 62

jn mn

BL 63

jng g

BL 64

sh g

BL 65

z tng g

BL 66

zh yn

BL 67

Kidney

yng qun

KI 1

rn g

KI 2

ti x

KI 3

d zhng

KI 4

shu qun

KI 5

zho hi

KI 6

f li

KI 7

jio xn

KI 8

zh bn

KI 9

yn g

KI 10

hng g

KI 11

d h

KI 12

q xu

KI 13

s mn

KI 14

zhng zh

KI 15

hung sh

KI 16

shng q

KI 17

sh gun

KI 18

yn d

KI 19

f tng g

KI 20

yu mn

KI 21

b lng

KI 22

shn fng

KI 23

lng x

KI 24

shn cng

KI 25

y zhng

KI 26

sh f

KI 27

tin ch

PC 1

tin qun

PC 2

q z

PC 3

x mn

PC 4

jin sh

PC 5

ni gun

PC 6

d lng

PC 7

lo gng

PC 8

zhng chng

PC 9

gun chng

SJ 1

Pericardium

San Jiao

y mn

SJ 2

zhng zh

SJ 3

yang ch

SJ 4

wi gun

SJ 5

zh gu

SJ 6

hu zng

SJ 7

sn yang lu

SJ 8

s d

SJ 9

tin jng

SJ 10

qng
yun

xio lu

SJ 12

no hu

SJ 13

jin lio

SJ 14

tin lio

SJ 15

tin yu

SJ 16

y fng

SJ 17

ch mi

SJ 18

l x

SJ 19

jio sn

SJ 20

r mn

SJ 21

r h lio

SJ 22

lng

SJ 11

s zh kng

SJ 23

tong z lio

GB 1

tng hu

GB 2

shng gun

GB 3

hn yn

GB 4

xun l

GB 5

xun l

GB 6

q bn

GB 7

shui g

GB 8

tin chng

GB 9

f bi

GB 10

tu qio yn

GB 11

wn g

GB 12

bn shn

GB 13

yang bi

GB 14

tu ln q

GB 15

m chung

GB 16

zhng yng

GB 17

chng lng

GB 18

no kng

GB 19

fng ch

GB 20

Gallbladder

jin jng

GB 21

yun y

GB 22

zh jn

GB 23

r yu

GB 24

jng mn

GB 25

di mi

GB 26

w sh

GB 27

wi do

GB 28

j lio

GB 29

hun tio

GB 30

fng sh

GB 31

zhng d

GB 32

x yng gun

GB 33

yng
qun

GB 34

yng jio

GB 35

wi qi

GB 36

gung mng

GB 37

yng f

GB 38

xun zhng

GB 39

qi x

GB 40

z ln q

GB 41

d w hu

GB 42

xi x

GB 43

z qio yn

GB 44

d dn

LV 1

lng

Liver

xng jin

LV 2

ti chng

LV 3

zhng fng

LV 4

l gu

LV 5

zhng d

LV 6

x gun

LV 7

q qun

LV 8

yn bo

LV 9

z w l

LV 10

yn lin

LV 11

j mi

LV 12

zhng mn

LV 13

q mn

LV 14

chng qing

DU 1

yo sh

DU 2

yo yng gun

DU 3

mng mn

DU 4

xun sh

DU 5

j zhng

DU 6

zhng sh

DU 7

jn su

DU 8

zh yng

DU 9

lng ti

DU 10

shn do

DU 11

Du

shn zh

DU 12

to do

DU 13

d zhu

DU 14

y mn

DU 15

fng f

DU 16

no h

DU 17

qing jin

DU 18

hu dng

DU 19

bi hu

DU 20

qin dng

DU 21

xn hu

DU 22

shng xng

DU 23

shn tng

DU 24

s lio

DU 25

shu gu

DU 26

du dun

DU 27

yn jio

DU 28

hu yn

RN 1

q g

RN 2

zhng j

RN 3

gun yun

RN 4

sh mn

RN 5

q hi

RN 6

Ren

yn jio

RN 7

shn qu

RN 8

shu fn

RN 9

xi wn

RN 10

jin l

RN 11

zhng wn

RN 12

shng wn

RN 13

j qu

RN 14

ji wi

RN 15

zhng tng

RN 16

dn zhng

RN 17

y tng

RN 18

z gng

RN 19

hu gi

RN 20

xun j

RN 21

tin t

RN 22

lin qun

RN 23

chng jing

RN 24

2. Extra points as listed in the WHO standard

Points of the Head and Neck, HN
(Tu Jng Xu)

s shn cng

EX-HN1

dng yng

EX-HN2

yn tng

EX-HN3

y yo

EX-HN4

ti yng

EX-HN5

r jin

EX-HN6

qi hu

EX-HN7

shng yng xing

EX-HN8

ni yng xing

EX-HN9

j qun

EX-HN10

hi qun

EX-HN11

jn jn

EX-HN12

y y

EX-HN13

y mng

EX-HN14

jng bi lo

EX-HN15

Points of Chest and Abdomen, CA

(Xing F Xu)

z gng

Points of the Back, B

EX-CA1

 (Bi B Xu)

dng chun

EX-B1

ji j

EX-B2

wi wn xi sh

EX-B3

p gn

EX-B4

xi zh sh

EX-B5

yo y

EX-B6

yo yn

EX-B7

sh q zhu

EX-B8

yo q

EX-B9

Points of the Upper Extremities, UE

(Shng Zh Xu)

zhu jin

EX-UE1

r bi

EX-UE2

zhng qun

EX-UE3

zhng ku

EX-UE4

d g kng

EX-UE5

xio g kng

EX-UE6

yo tong din

EX-UE7

wi lo gng

EX-UE8

b xi

EX-UE9

s fng

EX-UE10

sh xun

EX-UE11

Points of Lower Lower Extremities, LE

(Xi Zh Xu)

kun g;

EX-LE1

h dng;

EX-LE2

x ni;

EX-LE3

ni x yn;

EX-LE4

x yn;

EX-LE5

dn nng;

EX-LE6

ln wi;

EX-LE7

ni hui jin;

EX-LE8

wi hui jin;

EX-LE9

b fng;

EX-LE10

d yn;

EX-LE11

q dun;

EX-LE12

3. Auricular Acupuncture Points

r zhng

ear center

HX1

zh chng

rectum

HX2

nio do

urethra

HX3

wi shng zh q

external genitalia

HX4

gng mn

anus

HX5

r jin

ear apex

ji ji

node

HX8

ln y

helix 1

HX9

ln r

helix 2

HX10

ln sn

helix 3

HX11

ln s

helix 4

HX12

zh

finger

SF1

wn

wrist

SF2

fng x

wind stream

zhu

elbow

jin

shoulder

su g

clavicle

gn

heel

AH1

zh

toe

AH2

hui

ankle

AH3

knee

AH4

HX6, 7i

SF1, 2i
SF3
SF4, 5
SF6

kun

hip

AH5

zu g shn jng

sciatic nerve

AH6

jio gn

sympathetic

AH6a

tn

buttock

AH7

abdomen

AH8

yo d zhu

lumbosacral vertebrae

AH9

xing

chest

AH10

xing zhu

thoracic vertebrae

AH11

jng

neck

AH12

jng zhu

cervical vertebrae

AH13

jio w shng

superior triangular fossa

TF1

ni shng zh q

internal genitalia

TF2

jio w zhng

middle triangular fossa

TF3

shn mn

shen men

TF4

pn qing

pelvic cavity

TF5

shng png

upper tragus

TG1

xi png

lower tragus

TG2

wi r

external ear

TG1u

ping jin

apex of tragus

TG1p

wi b

external nose

TG1, 2i

shn shng xin

adrenal gland

TG2p

yn hu

pharynx larynx

TG3

ni b

internal nose

TG4

ping jin qin

anterior intertragic notch

TG21

forehead

ping jin hu

posterior intertragic notch

AT1l

ni

temple

AT2

zhn

occiput

AT3

p zh xi

subcortex

AT4

du ping jin;

apex of antitragus

AT1, 2, 4i

yun zhng

central rim

AT2, 3, 4i

no gn

brain stem

AT3, 4i

ku

mouth

CO1

sh do

esophagus

CO2

bn mn

cardiac region

CO3

wi

stomach

CO4

sh r zh chng

duodenum

CO5

xio chng

small intestine

CO6

d chng

large intestine

CO7

ln wi

appendix

tng jio

angle of superior concha

CO8

png gung

urinary bladder

CO9

AT1

CO6, 7i

shn

kidney

CO10

sh nio gun

ureter

y dn

pancreas and gallbladder

CO11

gn

liver

CO12

lun cho

ovary

tng zhng

center of superior concha

spleen

CO13

xn

heart

CO15

q gun

trachea

CO16

fi

lung

CO14

sn jio

sanjiao

CO17

ni fn m

endocrine

CO18

teeth

LO1

sh

tongue

LO2

jaw

LO3

chu qin

anterior ear lobe

LO4

yn

eye

LO5

ni r

internal ear

LO6

min ji

cheek

LO5, 6i

bin to t

tonsil

LO7, 8, 9

r bi xn

posterior surface of heart

CO9, 10i

TF2
CO6, 10i

P1

r bi fi

posterior surface of lung

P2

r bi p

posterior surface of spleen

P3

r bi gn

posterior surface of liver

P4

r bi shn

posterior surface of kidney

P5

r bi gu

groove of posterior surface

PS

shng r gn

upper ear root

R1

r m gn

root of ear vagus

R2

xi r gn

lower ear root

R3

4. Scalp Acupuncture lines

zhng xin

middle line of forehead

MS1

png xin I

lateral line 1 of forehead

MS2

png xin II

lateral line 2 of forehead

MS3

png xin VI

lateral line 3 of forehead

MS4

dng zhng xin

middle line of vertex

MS5

dng ni qin xi xin

anterior oblique line of vertex-

MS6

temporal

dng ni hu xi xin

posterior oblique line of

MS7

vertex-temporal
1

dng png xin I

lateral line 1 of vertex

MS8

dng png xin

lateral line 2 of vertex

MS9

ni qin xin

anterior temporal line

MS10

ni hu xin

posterior temporal line

MS11

zhn shng zhng zhng xin;

upper-middle line of occiput

MS12

zhn shng png xin

upper-lateral line of occiput

MS13

zhn xi png xin

lower- lateral line of occiput

MS14