Chinese Medical Characters Volume 2: Acupoint Vocabulary

This work provides an ideal resource for those engaged in the study of Chinese medical language. It facilitates learning the root vocabulary of acupoints and what the points do within the conceptual system of Chinese Medicine.

The introduction contains a highly useful overview of the types of names chosen to denote and categorize the point in Chinese, such as locational association, metaphoric association, and functional association. In addition it provides useful advice for effective and ongoing acquisitin of Chinese medical terminology.

Each of 100 characters that are common to acupoint vocabulary is introduced in simplified and complex forms. Significs and stroke counts, commonly used equivalents, character composition, explanation of meaning, and examples of character combinations are included. The stroke sequence showing how to write the character is presented, and space for students to practice writing the characters is provided.

The appendix presents a list ofr 186 channel point names that comprise characters introduced in this volume and in Chinese Medical Characters Volume One. You can use this for review purposes.

Volume One of Chinese Medical Chinese