Relative Body Inch
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
In acupuncture point selection, the standard is not absolute length (in centimeters) but the patient's own finger width (e.g., thumb width equals one cun).
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Relativistic measurement. Each person's body map has a different scale. For Yao Ming and a child, the absolute distance of '3 cun' is vastly different, but relative to their own body proportions, it is the same.
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Relative Body Inch is a method in traditional Chinese medicine for locating acupuncture points using the patient's own finger segments as units (e.g., the width of the thumb's distal segment equals one cun), personalized due to the self-similarity of body proportions.
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