八纲辨证

Traditional form:

八綱辨證

Pinyin (reading):

bāgāngbiànzhèng

Definitions:

• pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)

Characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 纲 - program, outline; principle, guiding thread
• 辨 - to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
• 证 - to prove, to verify; certificate, proof

Traditional characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 綱 - program, outline; principle, guiding thread
• 辨 - to recognize, to distinguish, to discriminate
• 證 - to prove, to verify; certificate, proof