切诊 Traditional form: 切診 Pinyin (reading): qièzhěn Definitions: (TCM) pulse feeling and palpitation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診/四诊 (sìzhěn) Characters: 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager 诊 - to diagnose; to examine a patient Traditional characters: 切 - to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager 診 - to diagnose; to examine a patient