Pinyin in Acupoint Names: Spelling and Verification

Revised 2026-11-01

Pinyin is a Romanized spelling system used to write Chinese names with letters. In an acupoint reference, it is a naming field rather than an English translation of the name. Keep it with the point code and Chinese characters so the intended entry can be checked.

A documented spelling comparison

The selected 1991 WHO scientific-group report prints PC6 / nèiguān / 內關. MSK’s English patient page calls its labelled point P-6 (Neiguan), while the linked Simplified Chinese page says P-6（内关）. The report entry and the hospital’s own language pair document this particular correspondence.

Retain nèiguān when transcribing the report and Neiguan when transcribing the hospital heading. You can add a comparison note, but silently replacing one original field with the other loses information. The absent tone marks in this hospital heading do not by themselves indicate a different point.

What Pinyin does not establish

A spelling does not supply an anatomical location, a pressure technique or evidence of a clinical benefit. It also does not provide an English meaning automatically. A translated nickname requires its own attribution and should remain separate from the Pinyin field.

This reference does not teach pronunciation of all point names. If accurate pronunciation is your task, use a suitable language reference for the actual word rather than guessing from an English gloss. If identity is the task, check the code and characters alongside the spelling.

Copy names without losing evidence

1. Save the spelling exactly, including tone marks when the source provides them.
2. Copy the accompanying code and Chinese characters from the same entry.
3. Record the document and locator, then check any damaged PDF extraction against the rendered page.

If a second source’s spelling is ambiguous or its identity fields are missing, leave the match unresolved. Similar-looking letters alone do not justify joining two records.

For all fourteen report prefixes, exact name examples and a reusable comparison record, read Acupoint Codes and Names: How to Check Translations.