Translating "大杼", acupuncture point BL-11
The reasoning for translating "大杼" as "Many Shuttles" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point BL-11 (Bladder 11).
Explanation of the point name
The spine underneath the skin looks like many shuttles (for weaving) underneath each other. This point is located next to the spine.
1st character
Point names with 大
For consistency in the translations, it is necessary to be aware of how the character is translated elsewhere. These are the point names it is in.
| ST-5 | 大迎 | Big Welcome |
| ST-27 | 大巨 | Very Rough |
| SP-2 | 大都 | Big City |
| SP-15 | 大横 | Wide Horizontally |
| SP-21 | 大包 | Big Embrace |
| BL-11 | 大杼 | Many Shuttles |
| BL-25 | 大腸兪 | Large Intestine Increase |
| KI-4 | 大鐘 | Big Bell |
| KI-12 | 大赫 | Great Vitality |
| P-7 | 大陵 | Much Abuse |
| LIV-1 | 大敦 | Big Vessel |
| DU-14 | 大椎 | Big Vertebra |
Point names with 小 (opposite of 大)
For consistency in the translations, it helps to be aware of how the opposite character is translated elsewhere. These are the point names it is in.
| SI-8 | 小海 | Little Sea |
| BL-27 | 小腸兪 | Small Intestine Increase |
2nd character
No other point names with this character.
Nearby points
Sometimes the names of consecutive points on a meridian are related. Being aware of nearby points can help to translate consistently in such a situation.
| BL-8 | 絡卻 | Receding Yoke |
| BL-9 | 玉枕 | Jade Pillow |
| BL-10 | 天柱 | Heaven's Pillar |
| BL-11 | 大杼 | Many Shuttles |
| BL-12 | 風門 | Wind Gate |
| BL-13 | 肺兪 | Lung Increase |
| BL-14 | 厥陰兪 | Body Yin Increase |