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

Middle / central / between / within / balance
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Point names with

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 Authority
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

Pour / flow
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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