Translating "商曲", acupuncture point KI-17

The reasoning for translating "商曲" as "Crooked Exchanges" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point KI-17 (Kidney 17).

商曲

Crooked Exchanges (KI-17)

商: Exchange / to deliberate / trade

曲: Curve / bent / crooked

Explanation of the point name

This point can help when a person perceives the world as being against them. 'Exchanges' with people are perceived as being 'crooked.'

1st character

商

Exchange / to deliberate / trade

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Meaning

Exchange can, for example, be about trade, when goods and money are exchanged, or, when talking with someone, when stories and views are being exchanged. When thinking about something, deliberating an action, for example, throughts are being exchanged.

Point names with 商

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-11	少商	Littlest Exchange
LI-1	商陽	Yang Exchanges
SP-5	商丘	Deliberation Mound
KI-17	商曲	Crooked Exchanges

2nd character

曲

Curve / bent / crooked

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Meaning

When 曲 is used to describe anatomical structures, the words 'bent' or 'curve' rather than 'crooked' have my preference. 'Crooked' would suggest that something is not quite right about it, so I only use that when 曲 describes something abnormal.

Point names with 曲

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-11	曲池	Pond at the Bend
SI-13	曲垣	Fence at the Curve
BL-4	曲差	Uneven Curve
KI-17	商曲	Crooked Exchanges
P-3	曲澤	Marsh at the Bend
GB-7	曲鬢	Curve of the Hair on the Temples
LIV-8	曲泉	Spring at the Bend
REN-2	曲骨	Curved Bone

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-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
KI-19	陰都	Yin City
KI-20	腹通谷	On the Belly Through the Valley