命门

Traditional form:

命門

Pinyin (reading):

mìngmén

Definitions:

• (TCM) the right kidney
• (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys
• the region between the kidneys
• the eyes
• (fortune-telling) the temples
• (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point

Characters:

• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening

Traditional characters:

• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening