穴道

xuédào
noun #37,511

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 acupuncture point
  2. 2 acupoint
  3. 3 pressure point

Examples

Zhōngyī rènwéi réntǐ yǒu shù bǎi gè xuédào.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the human body has hundreds of acupoints.
Wǔxiá xiǎoshuō li de gāoshǒu néng diǎn biérén de xuédào.
Masters in wuxia novels can paralyze others by striking their pressure points.

Tips

usage
穴道 is the everyday/wuxia term; the technical TCM term you'll see in textbooks and clinics is 穴位 (xuéwèi). Note the reading = xué (not xuè) when it means 'cave / acupoint'.

In Pop Culture

diǎnxué
pressure-point strike
Iconic wuxia move where a fighter immobilizes or kills an opponent by jabbing a single 穴道 — central to novels by 金庸 (Jin Yong / Louis Cha) and countless kung-fu films.

Stroke Order

xué
dào