Translating "天府", acupuncture point LU-3

The reasoning for translating "天府" as "Heaven's Storehouse" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point LU-3 (Lung 3).

天府
Heaven's Storehouse  (LU-3)
天: Heaven
府: Storehouse / department

Explanation of the point name

This point revitalizes with the heavenly qualities available in this storehouse.

The Lung is about having and not having. A storehouse is about having something while evading the risk of not having it.

1st character

Heaven
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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-3 天府 Heaven's Storehouse
LI-17 天鼎 Heaven's Tripod
ST-25 天樞 Heaven's Pivot
SP-18 天谿 Heavenly Valley Stream
SI-11 天宗 Heavenly Ancestor
SI-16 天窗 Window to Heaven
SI-17 天容 Heaven's Container
BL-7 通天 Unhindered Heaven
BL-10 天柱 Heaven's Pillar
P-1 天池 Heavenly Pond
P-2 天泉 Heavenly Spring
TB-10 天井 Heavenly Well
TB-15 天髎 Heavenly Bone Notch
TB-16 天牖 Lattice Window to Heaven
GB-9 天沖 Heavenly Infusion
REN-22 天突 Heaven's Chimney

Point names with (opposite of )

For consistency in the translations, it helps to be aware of how the opposite character is translated elsewhere. These are the point names it is in.

ST-4 地倉 Land's Granary
SP-8 地機 Ground Pivot
GB-42 地五會 Five Meeting on the Ground


2nd character

Storehouse / department
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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 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-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
LU-5 尺澤 Cubit Marsh
LU-6 孔最 Greatest Hole