太阳穴

太陽穴

tàiyángxué

noun #21,979

Meanings

1 temple (side of the head)
2 temporal region

Characters

cave / hollow / acupuncture point

Examples

他头痛，用手按着太阳穴。

Tā tóutòng, yòng shǒu'àn zhe tàiyángxué.

He had a headache and was pressing his temples with his hands.

按摩太阳穴可以缓解头痛。

Ànmó tàiyángxué kěyǐ huǎnjiě tóutòng.

Massaging the temples can relieve headaches.

Tips

memory

太阳穴 literally means 'sun cave / sun acupoint.' In traditional Chinese medicine, this area corresponds to an important acupuncture point associated with the sun's yang energy — hence the poetic name.

Stroke Order

太 tài

阳 yáng

穴 xué