Translating "石門", acupuncture point REN-5

The reasoning for translating "石門" as "Stone Gate" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point REN-5 (Ren 5).

石門
Stone Gate  (REN-5)
石: Stone / barren
門: Gate / entrance

Explanation of the point name

Stone is hard and inflexible. The effect of this point is to open the water passages, which is useful when things have become hard and inflexible due to stuckness in those water passages.

1st character

Stone / barren
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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.

KI-18 石關 Stone Barrier
REN-5 石門 Stone Gate


2nd character

Gate / entrance
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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-2 雲門 Cloud Gate
ST-21 梁門 Gate Beam
ST-22 關門 Barrier Gate
ST-24 滑肉門 Supple Flesh Gate
SP-11 箕門 Winnowing Gate
SP-12 沖門 Rinsing the Gate
HT-7 神門 Gate to the Heart
BL-12 風門 Wind Gate
BL-37 殷門 Prosperity Gate
BL-47 魂門 Hun Gate
BL-51 肓門 Breathing Gate
BL-63 金門 Golden Gate
KI-21 幽門 Gate to Darkness
P-4 郄門 Gate Ajar
TB-2 液門 Juices Gate
TB-21 耳門 Ear Opening
GB-25 京門 Gate of Fear
LIV-13 章門 Chapter Gate
LIV-14 期門 Gate of Hope
REN-5 石門 Stone Gate
DU-4 命門 Gate of Destiny
DU-15 瘂門 Muteness Gate


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.

REN-2 曲骨 Curved Bone
REN-3 中極 Balanced Fully
REN-4 關原 Primary Barrier Gate
REN-5 石門 Stone Gate
REN-6 氣海 Sea of Qi
REN-7 陰交 Yin in Interaction
REN-8 神闕 Loss of Consciousness