Translating "水分", acupuncture point REN-9
The reasoning for translating "水分" as "Fluid Distinguishing" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point REN-9 (Ren 9).
水分
Fluid Distinguishing (REN-9)
水: Water / liquid
分: Divide / distinguish / branch
Explanation of the point name
This point has the effect of speeding up thinking by making distinguishing more fluid, lubricating it, as it were.
1st character
Point names with 水
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-10 | 水突 | Fluids Chimney |
| ST-28 | 水道 | Fluid Passage |
| KI-5 | 水泉 | Water Spring |
| REN-9 | 水分 | Fluid Distinguishing |
| DU-26 | 水溝 | Water Trough |
2nd character
Point names with 分
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.
| BL-41 | 附分 | Connecting the Segments |
| REN-9 | 水分 | Fluid Distinguishing |
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-6 | 氣海 | Sea of Qi |
| REN-7 | 陰交 | Yin in Interaction |
| REN-8 | 神闕 | Loss of Consciousness |
| REN-9 | 水分 | Fluid Distinguishing |
| REN-10 | 下脘 | Lower Inside of the Stomach |
| REN-11 | 建里 | Establishing a Village |
| REN-12 | 中脘 | Middle Inside of the Stomach |