Chinese characters for basic terminology of
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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| Dao and De | the "way" and the "power" |   |
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| Yin and Yang |   |
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| Tian Di | heaven and earth |   |
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| Zhong Yi | chinese medicine |   |
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| Qi | one of the "three treasures"" |  |
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| Jing | one of the "three treasures" |  |
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| Shen | one of the "three treasures" |  |
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| Yuan Qi | Primordial Qi |  |
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| Yuan Qi | Original Qi |  |
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| Zhen Qi | True Qi |  |
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| Zheng Qi | Physiological Qi (orto-qi) |  |
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| Wei Qi | Protective Qi (surface) |  |
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| Ying Qi | Nourishing Qi |  |
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| Zong Qi | Compound (ancestral) Qi |  |
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| Xue | "Blood" |  |
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| Jin Ye | "Fluids" |   |
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| Wu xing | Five phases/agents/elements |   |
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| Shui | Water (five phases) |  |
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| Huo | Fire (five phases) |  |
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| Mu | Wood (five phases)) |  |
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| Jin | Metal (five phases) |  |
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| Tu | Earth (five phases) |  |
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| Mai | Pulse/vases |  |
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| Jing Luo | Meridians and collaterals |   |
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| Liu Jing | Six channels /levels |  |
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| Taiyang | one of the "six levels" |  |
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| Shaoyang | one of the "six levels" |  |
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| Yangming | one of the "six levels" |  |
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| Taiyin | one of the "six levels" | |
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| Shaoyin | one of the "six levels" | |
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| Jueyin | one of the "six levels" |  |
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| Liu Yin | six climatic pathogens |  |
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| Han | cold, one of the six climatics |  |
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| Shu | warm, one of the six climatics |  |
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| Feng | wind one of the six climatics |  |
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| Huo | fire, one of the six climatics | |
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| Zao | dryness, one of the six climatics |  |
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| Shi | dampness, one of the six climatics |  |
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| Wu Zang | Five Zang-organs |  |
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| Shen | kidneys |  |
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| Xin | heart (/mind) |  |
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| Gan | Liver |  |
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| Fei | lungs |  |
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| Pi | spleen |  |
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| (Xin Bao) | Pericardium |  |
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| Liu Fu | The six fu-organs |  |
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| Dan | gallbladder |  |
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| San Jiao | triple heater |   |
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| Wei | stomach |  |
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| Pangguang | bladder |   |
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| Da Chang | large intestine |   |
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| Xiao Chang | small intestine |  |
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| Mingmen | destiny's (life's) gate (Du4) |   |
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| Dumai | one of the eight extraordinary channels |  |
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| Renmai | one of the eight extraordinary channels |  |
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| Chongmai | one of the eight extraordinary channels |  |
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| Daimai | one of the eight extraordinary channels |  |
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| Yinqiao | one of the eight extraordinary channelsi |  |
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| Yangqiao | one of the eight extraordinary channels | |
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| Yinwei | one of the eight extraordinary channels |  |
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| Yangwei | one of the eight extraordinary channels | |
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| Shou | hand (meridians) |  |
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| Zu | foot (meridians) |  |
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| Wu Zhi | five emotions |  |
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| Xi | joy (wu zhi/qi qing) |  |
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| Nu | rage (wu zhi/qi qing) |  |
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| Si | overthinking (wu zhi/qi qing) |  |
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| You | anxiety (wu zhi/qi qing) |  |
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| Kong | fear (wu zhi/qi qing) |  |
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| Wu Shen | The five psychic aspects | |
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| Hun | one of the five psychic aspects |  |
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| Po | one of the five psychic aspects |  |
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| Yi | one of the five psychic aspects |  |
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| Zhi | one of the five psychic aspects | |
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| Shen | one of the five psychic aspects | |
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| Qi Qing | the seven emotions |  |
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| Bei | sadness (qi qing) |  |
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| Jing | shock (qi qing) |  |
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| Nao | brain (qi heng zhi fu) |  |
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| Bao | uterus (qi heng zhi fu) |  |
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| Gu | bones (qi heng zhi fu) |  |
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| Sui | marrows (qi heng zhi fu) |  |
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| Dan | gallbladder (qi heng zhi fu) | |
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| Mai | vessels (qi heng zhi fu) | |
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| Ba gang | the eight diagnostic principles |   |
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| Biao | superficial (ba gang) |  |
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| Li | inner (ba gang) |  |
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| Han | cold (ba gang) | |
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| Re | hot (ba gang) |  |
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| Shi | full (ba gang) |  |
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| Xu | empty (ba gang) |  |
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| Shu Xue | (acu) points |  |
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| Wu Shu | ancient shu points | |
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| Jing | Well (shu) |  |
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| Ying | spring (shu) |  |
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| Shu | transport (shu) |  |
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| Jing | passage (shu) | |
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| He | union (shu) |  |
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| Yuan (xue) | capital points | |
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| Hui | sistemic points |  |
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| Mu | allarm points |  |
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| Xi | cleft points |  |
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| Bei shu | back shu |  |
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| Qi Gong | ' |  |
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| Tai Ji | ' |  |
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| Xian Tian | former heaven |  |
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| Hou tian | later heaven |  |
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| Qi jing ba mai | eight extraordinary channels |  |
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| Wu yun liu qi | five movements and six qi |  |
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| Qi heng zhi fu | extraordinary organs |   |
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| Jing wai qi xue | extra (cu) points |   |
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