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).

大杼
Many Shuttles  (BL-11)
大: Big / much
杼: Shuttle

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

Big / much
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Point names with

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 (opposite of )

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

Shuttle
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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