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Lung (LU) · 11 points
| LU-1 | Zhōngfǔ | Central Treasury |
| LU-2 | Yúnmén | Cloud Gate |
| LU-3 | Tiānfǔ | Palace of Heaven |
| LU-4 | Xiábái | Guarding White |
| LU-5 | Chǐzé | Cubit Marsh |
| LU-6 | Kǒngzuì | Collection Hole |
| LU-7 | Lièquē | Broken Sequence |
| LU-8 | Jīngqú | Channel Gutter |
| LU-9 | Tàiyuān | Supreme Abyss |
| LU-10 | Yújì | Fish Border |
| LU-11 | Shàoshāng | Lesser Shang |
Large Intestine (LI) · 20 points
| LI-1 | Shāngyáng | Metal Yang |
| LI-2 | Èrjiān | Second Interval |
| LI-3 | Sānjiān | Third Interval |
| LI-4 | Hégǔ | Joining Valley |
| LI-5 | Yángxī | Yang Stream |
| LI-6 | Piānlì | Veering Passage |
| LI-7 | Wēnliū | Warm Dwelling |
| LI-8 | Xiàlián | Lower Angle |
| LI-9 | Shànglián | Upper Angle |
| LI-10 | Shǒusānlǐ | Arm Three Li |
| LI-11 | Qūchí | Pool at the Bend |
| LI-12 | Zhǒuliáo | Elbow Bone-Hole |
| LI-13 | Shǒuwǔlǐ | Arm Five Li |
| LI-14 | Bìnào | Upper Arm |
| LI-15 | Jiānyú | Shoulder Bone |
| LI-16 | Jùgǔ | Great Bone |
| LI-17 | Tiāndǐng | Heaven's Tripod |
| LI-18 | Fútū | Support the Prominence |
| LI-19 | Kǒuhéliáo | Grain Bone-Hole |
| LI-20 | Yíngxiāng | Welcome Fragrance |
Stomach (ST) · 45 points
Spleen (SP) · 21 points
| SP-1 | Yǐnbái | Hidden White |
| SP-2 | Dàdū | Great Metropolis |
| SP-3 | Tàibái | Supreme White |
| SP-4 | Gōngsūn | Grandfather Grandson |
| SP-5 | Shāngqiū | Shang Hill |
| SP-6 | Sānyīnjiāo | Three Yin Intersection |
| SP-7 | Lòugǔ | Leaking Valley |
| SP-8 | Dìjī | Earth Pivot |
| SP-9 | Yīnlíngquán | Yin Mound Spring |
| SP-10 | Xuèhǎi | Sea of Blood |
| SP-11 | Jīmén | Winnower Gate |
| SP-12 | Chōngmén | Rushing Gate |
| SP-13 | Fǔshè | Bowel Abode |
| SP-14 | Fùjié | Abdomen Knot |
| SP-15 | Dàhéng | Great Horizontal |
| SP-16 | Fù'āi | Abdomen Sorrow |
| SP-17 | Shídòu | Food Hole |
| SP-18 | Tiānxī | Heavenly Stream |
| SP-19 | Xiōngxiāng | Chest Village |
| SP-20 | Zhōuróng | Encircling Glory |
| SP-21 | Dàbāo | Great Embracement |
Heart (HT) · 9 points
| HT-1 | Jíquán | Supreme Spring |
| HT-2 | Qīnglíng | Green Spirit |
| HT-3 | Shàohǎi | Lesser Sea |
| HT-4 | Língdào | Spirit Path |
| HT-5 | Tōnglǐ | Connecting Li |
| HT-6 | Yīnxì | Yin Cleft |
| HT-7 | Shénmén | Spirit Gate |
| HT-8 | Shàofǔ | Lesser Mansion |
| HT-9 | Shàochōng | Lesser Surge |
Small Intestine (SI) · 19 points
| SI-1 | Shàozé | Lesser Marsh |
| SI-2 | Qiángǔ | Front Valley |
| SI-3 | Hòuxī | Back Stream |
| SI-4 | Wàngǔ | Wrist Bone |
| SI-5 | Yánggǔ | Yang Valley |
| SI-6 | Yǎnglǎo | Nourishing the Old |
| SI-7 | Zhīzhèng | Branch to the Correct |
| SI-8 | Xiǎohǎi | Small Sea |
| SI-9 | Jiānzhēn | True Shoulder |
| SI-10 | Nàoshū | Upper Arm Shu |
| SI-11 | Tiānzōng | Heavenly Gathering |
| SI-12 | Bǐngfēng | Grasping the Wind |
| SI-13 | Qūyuán | Crooked Wall |
| SI-14 | Jiānwàishū | Outer Shoulder Shu |
| SI-15 | Jiānzhōngshū | Middle Shoulder Shu |
| SI-16 | Tiānchuāng | Heavenly Window |
| SI-17 | Tiānróng | Heavenly Appearance |
| SI-18 | Quánliáo | Cheek Bone-Hole |
| SI-19 | Tīnggōng | Palace of Hearing |
Bladder (BL) · 67 points
Kidney (KI) · 27 points
| KI-1 | Yǒngquán | Gushing Spring |
| KI-2 | Rángǔ | Blazing Valley |
| KI-3 | Tàixī | Great Ravine |
| KI-4 | Dàzhōng | Great Bell |
| KI-5 | Shuǐquán | Water Spring |
| KI-6 | Zhàohǎi | Shining Sea |
| KI-7 | Fùliū | Recover Flow |
| KI-8 | Jiāoxìn | Intersection Reach |
| KI-9 | Zhùbīn | Guest House |
| KI-10 | Yīngǔ | Yin Valley |
| KI-11 | Hénggǔ | Pubic Bone |
| KI-12 | Dàhè | Great Manifestation |
| KI-13 | Qìxué | Qi Hole |
| KI-14 | Sìmǎn | Fourfold Fullness |
| KI-15 | Zhōngzhù | Central Flow |
| KI-16 | Huāngshū | Vitals Shu |
| KI-17 | Shāngqū | Shang Bend |
| KI-18 | Shíguān | Stone Pass |
| KI-19 | Yīndū | Yin Metropolis |
| KI-20 | Fùtōnggǔ | Abdomen Open Valley |
| KI-21 | Yōumén | Dark Gate |
| KI-22 | Bùláng | Corridor Walk |
| KI-23 | Shénfēng | Spirit Seal |
| KI-24 | Língxū | Spirit Ruins |
| KI-25 | Shéncáng | Spirit Storehouse |
| KI-26 | Yùzhōng | Lively Centre |
| KI-27 | Shūfǔ | Shu Mansion |
Pericardium (PC) · 9 points
| PC-1 | Tiānchí | Heavenly Pool |
| PC-2 | Tiānquán | Heavenly Spring |
| PC-3 | Qūzé | Marsh at the Bend |
| PC-4 | Xìmén | Cleft Gate |
| PC-5 | Jiānshǐ | Intermediary Courier |
| PC-6 | Nèiguān | Inner Pass |
| PC-7 | Dàlíng | Great Mound |
| PC-8 | Láogōng | Palace of Toil |
| PC-9 | Zhōngchōng | Middle Surge |
San Jiao (SJ) · 23 points
| SJ-1 | Guānchōng | Passage Hub |
| SJ-2 | Yèmén | Fluid Gate |
| SJ-3 | Zhōngzhǔ | Central Islet |
| SJ-4 | Yángchí | Yang Pool |
| SJ-5 | Wàiguān | Outer Pass |
| SJ-6 | Zhīgōu | Branch Ditch |
| SJ-7 | Huìzōng | Convergence and Gathering |
| SJ-8 | Sānyángluò | Three Yang Connection |
| SJ-9 | Sìdú | Four Rivers |
| SJ-10 | Tiānjǐng | Heavenly Well |
| SJ-11 | Qīnglěngyuān | Clear Cold Abyss |
| SJ-12 | Xiāoluò | Dispersing Riverbed |
| SJ-13 | Nàohuì | Upper Arm Meeting |
| SJ-14 | Jiānliáo | Shoulder Bone-Hole |
| SJ-15 | Tiānliáo | Heavenly Bone-Hole |
| SJ-16 | Tiānyǒu | Heavenly Window |
| SJ-17 | Yìfēng | Wind Screen |
| SJ-18 | Chìmài | Spasm Vessel |
| SJ-19 | Lúxī | Skull Rest |
| SJ-20 | Jiǎosūn | Angle Vertex |
| SJ-21 | Ěrmén | Ear Gate |
| SJ-22 | Ěrhéliáo | Harmony Bone-Hole |
| SJ-23 | Sīzhúkōng | Silk Bamboo Hollow |
Gall Bladder (GB) · 44 points
Liver (LV) · 14 points
| LV-1 | Dàdūn | Great Esteem |
| LV-2 | Xíngjiān | Moving Between |
| LV-3 | Tàichōng | Great Surge |
| LV-4 | Zhōngfēng | Middle Seal |
| LV-5 | Lígōu | Woodworm Canal |
| LV-6 | Zhōngdū | Central Capital |
| LV-7 | Xīguān | Knee Joint |
| LV-8 | Qūquán | Spring at the Bend |
| LV-9 | Yīnbāo | Yin Bladder |
| LV-10 | Zúwǔlǐ | Leg Five Li |
| LV-11 | Yīnlián | Yin Corner |
| LV-12 | Jímài | Urgent Pulse |
| LV-13 | Zhāngmén | Completion Gate |
| LV-14 | Qīmén | Cycle Gate |
Governing Vessel (DU) · 28 points
| DU-1 | Chángqiáng | Long Strong |
| DU-2 | Yāoshū | Lumbar Shu |
| DU-3 | Yāoyángguān | Lumbar Yang Gate |
| DU-4 | Mìngmén | Gate of Life |
| DU-5 | Xuánshū | Suspended Pivot |
| DU-6 | Jǐzhōng | Spine Centre |
| DU-7 | Zhōngshū | Central Pivot |
| DU-8 | Jīnsuō | Sinew Contraction |
| DU-9 | Zhìyáng | Reaching Yang |
| DU-10 | Língtái | Spirit Tower |
| DU-11 | Shéndào | Spirit Path |
| DU-12 | Shēnzhù | Body Pillar |
| DU-13 | Táodào | Kiln Path |
| DU-14 | Dàzhuī | Great Hammer |
| DU-15 | Yǎmén | Mute's Gate |
| DU-16 | Fēngfǔ | Wind Mansion |
| DU-17 | Nǎohù | Brain's Door |
| DU-18 | Qiángjiān | Unyielding Space |
| DU-19 | Hòudǐng | Behind the Vertex |
| DU-20 | Bǎihuì | Hundred Meetings |
| DU-21 | Qiándǐng | Before the Vertex |
| DU-22 | Xìnhuì | Fontanelle Meeting |
| DU-23 | Shàngxīng | Upper Star |
| DU-24 | Shéntíng | Spirit Court |
| DU-25 | Sùliáo | White Bone-Hole |
| DU-26 | Shuǐgōu | Water Trough (Renzhong) |
| DU-27 | Duìduān | Extremity of the Mouth |
| DU-28 | Yínjiāo | Gum Intersection |
Conception Vessel (REN) · 24 points
| REN-1 | Huìyīn | Meeting of Yin |
| REN-2 | Qūgǔ | Curved Bone |
| REN-3 | Zhōngjí | Central Pole |
| REN-4 | Guānyuán | Origin Pass |
| REN-5 | Shímén | Stone Gate |
| REN-6 | Qìhǎi | Sea of Qi |
| REN-7 | Yīnjiāo | Yin Intersection |
| REN-8 | Shénquè | Spirit Gate Tower |
| REN-9 | Shuǐfēn | Water Divide |
| REN-10 | Xiàwǎn | Lower Venter |
| REN-11 | Jiànlǐ | Strengthen the Interior |
| REN-12 | Zhōngwǎn | Central Venter |
| REN-13 | Shàngwǎn | Upper Venter |
| REN-14 | Jùquè | Great Tower Gate |
| REN-15 | Jiūwěi | Turtledove Tail |
| REN-16 | Zhōngtíng | Central Courtyard |
| REN-17 | Shānzhōng | Chest Centre |
| REN-18 | Yùtáng | Jade Hall |
| REN-19 | Zǐgōng | Purple Palace |
| REN-20 | Huágài | Florid Canopy |
| REN-21 | Xuánjī | Jade Pivot |
| REN-22 | Tiāntū | Heaven Projection |
| REN-23 | Liánquán | Ridge Spring |
| REN-24 | Chéngjiāng | Sauce Receptacle |
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