Translating "中注", acupuncture point KI-15
The reasoning for translating "中注" as "Pour into the Center" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point KI-15 (Kidney 15).
中注
Pour into the Center (KI-15)
中: Middle / central / between / within / balance
注: Pour / flow
Explanation of the point name
This point has the effect of making consciousness precise, symbolized by pouring a liquid into the center of a container, a bottle perhaps, so that it doesn't spill.
1st character
中
Middle / central / between / within / balance
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Point names with 中
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.
| LU-1 | 中府 | Central Storehouse |
| ST-17 | 乳中 | Center of the Nipple |
| SI-15 | 肩中兪 | Between the Shoulders Increase |
| BL-29 | 中膂兪 | Middle Spine Muscles Increase |
| BL-33 | 中髎 | Middle Bone Notch |
| BL-40 | 委中 | Yield to Within |
| KI-15 | 中注 | Pour into the Center |
| KI-26 | 彧中 | Inner Refinement |
| P-9 | 中衝 | Thoroughfare in the Middle |
| TB-3 | 中渚 | Between the Sandbars |
| GB-32 | 中瀆 | Middle of the Ditch |
| LIV-4 | 中封 | Between the Dikes |
| LIV-6 | 中都 | Between the Cities |
| REN-3 | 中極 | Balanced Fully |
| REN-12 | 中脘 | Middle Inside of the Stomach |
| REN-16 | 中庭 | Middle of the Courtyard |
| REN-17 | 膻中 | Center of the Chest |
| DU-6 | 脊中 | Halfway the Spine |
| DU-7 | 中樞 | Middle Pivot |
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.
| KI-12 | 大赫 | Great Vitality |
| KI-13 | 氣穴 | Qi Point |
| KI-14 | 四滿 | Four Fullnesses |
| KI-15 | 中注 | Pour into the Center |
| KI-16 | 肓兪 | Breathing Increase |
| KI-17 | 商曲 | Crooked Exchanges |
| KI-18 | 石關 | Stone Barrier |