Translating "膝關", acupuncture point LIV-7

The reasoning for translating "膝關" as "Knee Joint" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point LIV-7 (Liver 7).

膝關
Knee Joint  (LIV-7)
膝: Knee
關: Barrier gate

Explanation of the point name

This point is located behind the shinbone, near the joint to the knee.

1st character

Knee
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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.

GB-33 膝陽關 Knee Yang Joint
LIV-7 膝關 Knee Joint


2nd character

Barrier gate
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Meaning

This is a barrier gate, one that has a bar that hinges at one point at the side, blocks when the bar is horizontal, and opens with the bar moving diagonally to the side, until vertical.
When the point name is about a psychological function that is made more accessible or less, a translation with 'barrier gate' makes sense. When the name is about a bone resembling a bar, that has a joint at one side where the point is located near to, a translation with 'joint' makes more sense.

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.

ST-7 下關 Underneath the Joint
ST-22 關門 Barrier Gate
ST-31 髀關 Thigh Joint
BL-26 關元兪 Bar's Beginning Increase
BL-46 膈關 Diaphragm Barrier
KI-18 石關 Stone Barrier
P-6 內關 Barrier Gate to the Inside
TB-1 關衝 Through the Barrier Gate
TB-5 外關 Barrier Gate to the Outside
GB-3 上關 Above the Joint
GB-33 膝陽關 Knee Yang Joint
LIV-7 膝關 Knee Joint
REN-4 關原 Primary Barrier Gate
DU-3 腰陽關 Waist's Yang Bar


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.

LIV-4 中封 Between the Dikes
LIV-5 蠡溝 Woodworm Canal
LIV-6 中都 Between the Cities
LIV-7 膝關 Knee Joint
LIV-8 曲泉 Spring at the Bend
LIV-9 陰包 Yin Wrapping
LIV-10 足五里 Leg's Five Quarter Miles