Translating "筋縮", acupuncture point DU-8
The reasoning for translating "筋縮" as "Muscle Contractions" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point DU-8 (Du 8).
筋縮
Muscle Contractions (DU-8)
筋: Muscle / tendon
縮: To contract / shorten
Explanation of the point name
This point is indicated when there are muscle contractions.
1st character
Point names with 筋
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-56 | 承筋 | Supporting Muscles |
| GB-23 | 輒筋 | Flank Muscles |
| DU-8 | 筋縮 | Muscle Contractions |
2nd character
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.
| DU-5 | 懸樞 | Suspended Pivot |
| DU-6 | 脊中 | Halfway the Spine |
| DU-7 | 中樞 | Middle Pivot |
| DU-8 | 筋縮 | Muscle Contractions |
| DU-9 | 至陽 | Most Yang |
| DU-10 | 靈臺 | Spirit Tower |
| DU-11 | 神道 | Path of the Heart |