The best way to learn how to write and speak Mandarin - including correct pronunciation, Pinyin, example sentence, stroke order and English meanings
TCM DICTIONARY

The TCM acupunture point wai qiu - 外丘 - wài qiū
(Gall Bladder 36)



 ‹    Previous point:   yáng jiāo  
  Next point:  guāng míng    › 


Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

wài qiū

Listen to pronunciation
(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)

You're listening to the natural voice of a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese.

Medical name (in English)
and abbreviation

Gall Bladder 36,
GB36

Traditional Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( wai qiu / wài qiū ) with pronunciation (English translation: Gall Bladder 36 )

For obtaining stroke order animations, visit the links to the individual characters below.
外丘 ( wai qiu / wài qiū ) is composed of these characters*: (wai) , (qiu)

*Clicking on one of these characters will take you to the "normal" Han Trainer Dictionary for Chinese Language.
The modern (simplified) Chinese characters of wài qiū are identical with the traditional characters displayed above.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), traditional Chinese characters are normally used to designate the points.
Topic
The Gall Bladder Meridian

Meaning of of this acupuncture point's individual characters
as well as interpretation of the entire term in context with TCM

outside  |  hill  |  outer hill
 

Report missing or erroneous translation of wai qiu in English

Contact us! We always appreciate good suggestions and helpful criticism.


 
This dictionary about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is still under development and will be improved step by step.
 

 
Look up another acupuncture point:


All content is protected under German and international copyright laws. imprint and contact data | privacy policy | cookie settings  
Version 5.40 / Last updated: 2023-07-15