Translating "大腸兪", acupuncture point BL-25

The reasoning for translating "大腸兪" as "Large Intestine Increase" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point BL-25 (Bladder 25).

大腸兪
Large Intestine Increase  (BL-25)
大: Big / much
腸: Intestine / emotions
兪: Increase / answer

Explanation of the point name

Tonifies the Large Intestine.

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

Intestine / emotions
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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.

BL-25 大腸兪 Large Intestine Increase
BL-27 小腸兪 Small Intestine Increase


3rd character

Increase / answer
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Meaning

The character 兪 has often been left untranslated, rendering it as 'Shu.' However, the CJKV-English Dictionary has a perfectly fitting translation for it: 'Increase.'

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.

SI-10 臑兪 Upper Arm Increase
SI-14 肩外兪 Side of the Shoulder Increase
SI-15 肩中兪 Between the Shoulders Increase
BL-13 肺兪 Lung Increase
BL-14 厥陰兪 Body Yin Increase
BL-15 心兪 Heart Increase
BL-16 督兪 Supervision Increase
BL-17 膈兪 Diaphragm Increase
BL-18 肝兪 Liver Increase
BL-19 膽兪 Gallbladder Increase
BL-20 脾兪 Spleen Increase
BL-21 胃兪 Stomach Increase
BL-22 三焦兪 Triple Burner Increase
BL-23 腎兪 Kidney Increase
BL-24 氣海兪 Sea of Qi Increase
BL-25 大腸兪 Large Intestine Increase
BL-26 關元兪 Bar's Beginning Increase
BL-27 小腸兪 Small Intestine Increase
BL-28 膀胱兪 Bladder Increase
BL-29 中膂兪 Middle Spine Muscles Increase
BL-30 白環兪 White Ring Increase
KI-16 肓兪 Breathing Increase
KI-27 兪府 Increase of Authority
DU-2 腰兪 Loins Increase


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-22 三焦兪 Triple Burner Increase
BL-23 腎兪 Kidney Increase
BL-24 氣海兪 Sea of Qi Increase
BL-25 大腸兪 Large Intestine Increase
BL-26 關元兪 Bar's Beginning Increase
BL-27 小腸兪 Small Intestine Increase
BL-28 膀胱兪 Bladder Increase