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Practical Diagnosis in Acupuncture: The

Diagnosis in Chinese Classic Wang Diagnosis Li The Essentials of Chinese The Chinese Pulse
The Web that Has No Trditional Chinese Ancienty Art of C.S. Cheung & Jenny
Pinyin Chinese AOMA Medicine Giovanni Su-He, trans. Shi-Zhen, Diagnostics Manfred Diagnosis Wu Shui-
Weaver Ted Kaptchuk Medicine Deng Tietao, Chinese Healing Felix Belluomini
Maciocia Yang Shou- trans. Hoe Ku Porkert Wan
trans. Marnae Ergil Mann
Zhong Huynh

Fŭ 浮 Floating Floating Floating Floating Floating Floating Superficial Floating Floating Floating
Depth
Chén 沉 Deep Deep Deep Sinking Deep Deep Submerged Deep Sunken (Deep) Sinking

Chí 遟 Slow Slow Slow Slow Slow Slow Slowed Down Slow Slow Slow
Rate
Shùo 数 Fast Rapid Rapid Rapid Rapid Rapid Accelerated Rapid Rapid Rapid

Xū 虚 Empty Empty Vacuous Empty Vacuous Empty Exhausted (Depleted) Empty Empty Deficient
Volume
Shí 實 Full Full Replete Full Replete Full Replete Full Full Excess

Huá 滑 Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery Slippery

Sè 涩 Choppy Choppy Choppy Choppy Rough Choppy Grating Choppy Choppy (Rough) Difficult
Shape
Jĭn 紧 Tight Tight Tight Tight Tight Tight Tense Tight Tight Tight

Xián 弦 Wiry Wiry Bowstring Wiry String-like Wiry Stringy Wiry Bowstring Bowstring

Cháng 長 Long Long Long Long Long Long Long Long Long
Length
Duăn 短 Short Short Short Short Short Brief Short Short Short

Cù 促 Hasty Hasty Skipping Hurried Skipping Hasty Agitated Hasty Hasty Accelerated

Rhythm Jié 结 Knotted Knotted Bound Knotted Bound Knotted Adherent Knotted Knotted Nodular

Dài 代 Intermittent Intermittent Interrupted Intermittent Regularly Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Replacement

Dà 大 Big Big Big Large Big Large Big Large

Width
Xì 细 Thin Fine Fine Thin Fine Fine Minute Fine Fine Small

Normal Huăn 緩 Moderate Slowed-down Moderate Moderate Moderate Leisurely Languid Slowed-down Slowed-down Leisurely (Relaxed)

Kōu 芤 Hollow Hollow Scallion-stalk Hollow Scallion stalk Hollow Onion Stalk Hollow Hollow Leek stalk

Gé 革 Leather Leather Drumskin Leather Drumskin Leather Tympanic Leather Leather Leather

Texture Láo 牢 Confined Firm Confined Confined Firm Fixed Firm Firm (Hard) Prison

Rú 濡 Soft/Soggy Soggy Soft (?) Soggy Soggy Soft Frail Weak-Floating Weak-Floating Soft

Ruăn 軟 Soft

(Shí*) 實 Forceful
Strength
Ruò 弱 Weak Weak Weak Frail Weak Weak Infirm Weak Weak Weak

Sàn 散 Scattered Scattered Dissipated Scattered Scattered Scattered Dispersed Scattered Scattered Scattered

Xiăo 小 Small Small Small

Fú 伏 Hidden Hidden Hidden Hidden Hidden Hidden Recondite Hidden (Burried) Hidden

Wēi 微 Minute Minute Faint Minute Faint Minute Evanescent Minute Minute Diminutive

Dòng 勭 Moving Moving Stirring Moving (Spinning Bean) Stirring Moving Mobile Moving Moving Agitated

Jí 疾 Racing Hurried Racing Racing Fast (Hurried) Rushing (Swift)

Hóng 洪 Flooding Overflowing Surging Flooding Surging Flooding Flooding Overflowing Overflowing Tidal