Translating "上髎", acupuncture point BL-31
The reasoning for translating "上髎" as "Upper Bone Notch" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point BL-31 (Bladder 31).
Explanation of the point name
This point is located in the highest of the 4 bone notches in the sacral bone.
1st character
Point names with 上
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.
LI-9 | 上廉 | Upper One at the Angle |
ST-37 | 上巨虛 | At the Top of the Big Hollow |
BL-31 | 上髎 | Upper Bone Notch |
GB-3 | 上關 | Above the Joint |
REN-13 | 上脘 | Upper Inside of the Stomach |
DU-23 | 上星 | Stars Above |
Point names with 下 (opposite of 上)
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.
LI-8 | 下廉 | Lower One at the Angle |
ST-7 | 下關 | Underneath the Joint |
ST-39 | 下巨虛 | At the Bottom of the Big Hollow |
BL-34 | 下髎 | Lower Bone Notch |
REN-10 | 下脘 | Lower Inside of the Stomach |
2nd character
Meaning
The points with this in their name are all located in a depression in the underlying bone. Hence translating it as 'bone notch.'
Point names with 髎
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.
LI-12 | 肘髎 | Elbow Bone Notch |
LI-19 | 口禾髎 | Taste's Grain-like Bone Notch |
ST-3 | 巨髎 | Large Bone Notch |
SI-18 | 顴髎 | Cheekbone Notch |
BL-31 | 上髎 | Upper Bone Notch |
BL-32 | 次髎 | Second Bone Notch |
BL-33 | 中髎 | Middle Bone Notch |
BL-34 | 下髎 | Lower Bone Notch |
TB-14 | 肩髎 | Shoulder Bones Notch |
TB-15 | 天髎 | Heavenly Bone Notch |
TB-22 | 耳和髎 | Attuned Listening Bone Notch |
GB-1 | 瞳子髎 | Pupil Bone Notch |
GB-29 | 居髎 | Squatting Bone Notch |
DU-25 | 素髎 | White Bone Notch |
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-28 | 膀胱兪 | Bladder Increase |
BL-29 | 中膂兪 | Middle Spine Muscles Increase |
BL-30 | 白環兪 | White Ring Increase |
BL-31 | 上髎 | Upper Bone Notch |
BL-32 | 次髎 | Second Bone Notch |
BL-33 | 中髎 | Middle Bone Notch |
BL-34 | 下髎 | Lower Bone Notch |