Translating "天髎", acupuncture point TB-15

The reasoning for translating "天髎" as "Heavenly Bone Notch" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point TB-15 (Triple Burner 15).

天髎
Heavenly Bone Notch  (TB-15)
天: Heaven
髎: Bone notch

Explanation of the point name

This point is located in a depression in the bone of the top part of the shoulder blade. The 'Heavenly' is about this point being located near the head.

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

Bone notch
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Meaning

The points with this in their name are all located in a depression in the underlying bone. Hence translating it as 'bone notch.'

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.

LI-12 肘髎 Elbow Bone Notch
LI-19 口禾髎 Taste's Grain-like Bone Notch
ST-3 巨髎 Large Bone Notch
SI-18 顴髎 Cheekbone Notch
BL-31 上髎 Upper Bone Notch
BL-32 次髎 Second Bone Notch
BL-33 中髎 Middle Bone Notch
BL-34 下髎 Lower Bone Notch
TB-14 肩髎 Shoulder Bones Notch
TB-15 天髎 Heavenly Bone Notch
TB-22 耳和髎 Attuned Listening Bone Notch
GB-1 瞳子髎 Pupil Bone Notch
GB-29 居髎 Squatting Bone Notch
DU-25 素髎 White Bone Notch


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.

TB-12 消濼 Thawing Lake
TB-13 臑會 Upper Arm Junction
TB-14 肩髎 Shoulder Bones Notch
TB-15 天髎 Heavenly Bone Notch
TB-16 天牖 Lattice Window to Heaven
TB-17 翳風 Wind Screen
TB-18 瘈脈 Spasm Bloodvessel