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(TCM) the right kidney · (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys · the region between the kidneys

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (TCM) the right kidney
  2. (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys
  3. the region between the kidneys
  4. the eyes
  5. (fortune-telling) the temples
  6. (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point

Written Forms

命門Traditional · Main Form
命门Alternate Form

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