Which point is 4 cun distal to LI 11 on the line LI-11-LI-5?

Which point is 4 cun distal to LI 11 on the line LI-11-LI-5?

• A. LI 4
• B. LI 6
• C. LI 9
• D. LI 8

Answer: (D)

Distances along a channel are measured in cun, and you locate a point by following the line from the starting point toward the target end. For the Large Intestine channel, the line from LI 11 (elbow crease) down toward LI 5 (radial side of the wrist) runs along the outer forearm. If you move four cun from LI 11 toward LI 5, you reach LI 8. That is why the correct point is LI 8. LI 4 sits on the hand, not on this arm segment, and LI 6 and LI 9 are located at other positions along the forearm, not exactly at the four-cun mark from LI 11 on this line.

Distances along a channel are measured in cun, and you locate a point by following the line from the starting point toward the target end. For the Large Intestine channel, the line from LI 11 (elbow crease) down toward LI 5 (radial side of the wrist) runs along the outer forearm. If you move four cun from LI 11 toward LI 5, you reach LI 8. That is why the correct point is LI 8. LI 4 sits on the hand, not on this arm segment, and LI 6 and LI 9 are located at other positions along the forearm, not exactly at the four-cun mark from LI 11 on this line.