Translating "素髎", acupuncture point DU-25
The reasoning for translating "素髎" as "White Bone Notch" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point DU-25 (Du 25).
Explanation of the point name
Usually the character 白 is used in point names for 'white' or 'pure.' The character 素 here can mean these same things, and can additionally mean 'origin' (and a few other things).
Translating with 'white' makes sense, since the tip of the nose is the whitest part of it. But with the location of this point being where yin changes to yang, 'origin' might be considered as well.
1st character
No other point names with this character.
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.
DU-22 | 囟會 | Fontanelle Junction |
DU-23 | 上星 | Stars Above |
DU-24 | 神庭 | Courtyard of the Mind |
DU-25 | 素髎 | White Bone Notch |
DU-26 | 水溝 | Water Trough |
DU-27 | 兌端 | Passing Over the Tip |
DU-28 | 齦交 | Gum Junction |