寸口

cùnkǒu

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

老中医把手指搭在我的寸口上。

Lǎo zhōngyī bǎ shǒuzhǐ dā zài wǒ de cùnkǒu shàng.

The old doctor of Chinese medicine rested his fingers on my wrist pulse.

HSK 7-9

中医认为，寸口的脉象能反映全身的状况。

Zhōngyī rènwéi, cùnkǒu de màixiàng néng fǎnyìng quánshēn de zhuàngkuàng.

Chinese medicine holds that the pulse at the wrist reflects the state of the whole body.

culture

The pulse at the 寸口 is read at three spots, 寸, 关 and 尺, one finger on each. It is also called 气口 or 脉口.

寸 cùn

口 kǒu