Now in its second edition, Standard Acupuncture Nomenclature has been
extensively revised following a number of consultations with experts
representing all the major traditions of acupuncture.
The nomenclature covers the 361 classical acupuncture points organized
according to the fourteen meridians. Each entry gives the standardized
name of the point in its three elements: an alphanumeric code derived
from the English language translation of the meridian name the Chinese
phonetic alphabet (Pinyin) name, and the Han (Chinese) character. The
original form of the writing is shown first followed by a simplified
form of the character. Each entry also provides a brief comment on the
point explaining the meaning of the Han character and the significance
of the point's location. Use of the nomenclature is facilitated by the
inclusion of two indexes. The first lists the equivalent names and code
names of the acupuncture points as used in English French Japanese
Korean and Vietnamese. The second lists the Han characters for the 361
points.