Translating "中府", acupuncture point LU-1
The reasoning for translating "中府" as "Central Storehouse" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point LU-1 (Lung 1).
Explanation of the point name
This point connects both to the Lung and the Spleen meridians, making it central to these. The richness of the Spleen and the quality of the Lung are available from this storehouse.
The Lung, as being about sadness, is about having and not having. A storehouse is about having something while evading the risk of not having it.
1st character
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
Point names with 府
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 |
| LU-3 | 天府 | Heaven's Storehouse |
| SP-13 | 府舍 | Department's Lodge |
| HT-8 | 少府 | Smallest Storehouse |
| KI-27 | 兪府 | Increase Department |
| DU-16 | 風府 | Windy Storehouse |
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-12 | 急脈 | Hasty Pulse |
| LIV-13 | 章門 | Chapter Gate |
| LIV-14 | 期門 | Gate of Hope |
| LU-1 | 中府 | Central Storehouse |
| LU-2 | 雲門 | Cloud Gate |
| LU-3 | 天府 | Heaven's Storehouse |
| LU-4 | 俠白 | Purely Doing as One Likes |