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The TCM acupunture point zhong wan - 中脘 - zhōng wăn
(Ren Mai 12)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

zhōng wăn

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Medical name (in English)
and abbreviation

Ren Mai 12,
CV12

Traditional Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( zhong wan / zhōng wăn ) with pronunciation (English translation: Ren Mai 12 )

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中脘 ( zhong wan / zhōng wăn ) is composed of these characters*: (zhong) , (wan)

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The modern (simplified) Chinese characters of zhōng wăn 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

center  |  stomach antrum  |  center of the stomach
 

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