经穴

Traditional form:

經穴

Pinyin (reading):

jīngxué

Definitions:

• acupuncture point (any point on any meridian)
• category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴／五输穴)

Characters:

• 经 - the classics; to experience, to undergo
• 穴 - cave, den, hole

Traditional characters:

• 經 - the classics; to experience, to undergo
• 穴 - cave, den, hole