Translating "天牖", acupuncture point TB-16
The reasoning for translating "天牖" as "Lattice Window to Heaven" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point TB-16 (Triple Burner 16).
Explanation of the point name
牖 is usually translated as "window," so that the pointname would be "Heaven's Window," or something similar.
Point SI-16 天窗 also contains a character with the meaning of "window," namely 窗, and can hardly be translated otherwise. That could result in the same translation for these two point names. Apparently, 牖 means something else here.
However, 牖 is not really a window made of a sheet of glass and nothing else. This kind of window has a lattice over it, that makes it harder to look through it, or to make eye contact with a person on the other side of it.
Another old meaning of this character is "to guide, enlighten, educate." However, this point doesn't really have an effect that can me interpreted as such.
Hence, "Lattice Window to Heaven."
1st character
Point names with 天
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 Authority |
| 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 地 (opposite of 天)
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
No other point names with this character.
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-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 |
| TB-19 | 顱息 | Quieting the Head |