Translating "胃倉", acupuncture point BL-50
The reasoning for translating "胃倉" as "Stomach Granary" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point BL-50 (Bladder 50).
Explanation of the point name
This point affects the Stomach quality of thought 意 (that the hall 堂 refers to).
The points BL-44 Hall of Consciousness 神堂, BL-49 Dwelling of Thought 意舍, BL-50 Stomach Granary 胃倉 and BL-52 Chamber of Will 志室 all have a name that is about a kind of room. This room refers to the head, where thought 意 happens. When feeling thought, the skull can simulateously be felt as an enclosing space to it, as if it's a kind of room housing thought. These points all affect thought 意.
1st character
Point names with 胃
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-21 | 胃兪 | Stomach Increase |
| BL-50 | 胃倉 | Stomach Granary |
2nd character
Point names with 倉
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-4 | 地倉 | Land's Granary |
| BL-50 | 胃倉 | Stomach Granary |
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-47 | 魂門 | Hun Gate |
| BL-48 | 陽綱 | Yang Headrope |
| BL-49 | 意舍 | Dwelling of Thought |
| BL-50 | 胃倉 | Stomach Granary |
| BL-51 | 肓門 | Breathing Gate |
| BL-52 | 志室 | Chamber of Will |
| BL-53 | 胞肓 | Womb Breathing |