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The TCM acupunture point jiu wei - 鸠尾 - jiū wĕi
(Ren Mai 15)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

jiū wĕi

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Medical name (in English)
and abbreviation

Ren Mai 15,
CV15

Traditional Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( jiu wei / jiū wĕi ) with pronunciation (English translation: Ren Mai 15 )

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鸠尾 ( jiu wei / jiū wĕi ) is composed of these characters*: (jiu) , (wei)

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The modern (simplified) Chinese characters of jiū wĕi 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 Conception Vessel (Ren Mai)

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

pigeon  |  tail  |  pigeon's tail
 

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