Translating "翳風", acupuncture point TB-17
The reasoning for translating "翳風" as "Wind Screen" from Chinese into English. This is the original name of acupuncture point TB-17 (Triple Burner 17).
翳風
Wind Screen (TB-17)
翳: Partially blind / screen
風: Wind / scatter
Explanation of the point name
The ear shell is like a wind screen, keeping the location of this point out of the wind. The point is also used to expel Wind.
1st character
Point names with 翳
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-15 | 屋翳 | Room Screen |
| TB-17 | 翳風 | Wind Screen |
2nd character
Point names with 風
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.
| SI-12 | 秉風 | Handling Wind |
| BL-12 | 風門 | Wind Gate |
| TB-17 | 翳風 | Wind Screen |
| GB-20 | 風池 | Windy Pond |
| GB-31 | 風市 | Windy Market |
| DU-16 | 風府 | Scattered Authority |
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-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 |
| TB-20 | 角孫 | Following the Angle |