Zhongzhu Is Two Acupoint Entries: Check TE3, KI15 and the Chinese Name

Zhongzhu alone does not select one entry

In the checked copy of WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region, Zhongzhu appears beside two different codes. KI15 is paired with 中注 on printed page 143. TE3 is paired with 中渚(渚) on printed page 159. The book was published in 2008; this copy says “Updated and Reprinted 2009.”

That is a concrete reason to keep the code and Chinese name beside the Romanized spelling. The string Zhongzhu does not, on its own, tell you which of these two entries a caption, note or study means. Their different codes are not two spellings of one code, and their displayed Chinese names are different.

A useful first answer is therefore “Which source entry?” rather than “Which familiar English nickname?” If a caption supplies only Zhongzhu, record the missing identity fields. Do not pick TE3 merely because it has a page in the atlas or replace KI15 because the Romanized name looks familiar.

The task here is reference matching. The tables and original diagram organize names and source locators. They do not show anatomical placement, prescribe pressure or establish a treatment effect.

Read both code-and-name pairs in the actual source

Open the entries themselves, not just an alphabetical result or a copied snippet. In this PDF, KI15 is on viewer page 152 and TE3 on viewer page 168. The printed pages are 143 and 159 respectively. The nine-page difference describes this copy; check the page heading before applying a locator to another file.

Copy each identity as a separate record. For the first, retain “KI15: Zhongzhu 中注.” For the second, retain “TE3: Zhongzhu 中渚(渚).” The parenthetical form is part of the displayed second label in the checked source. Do not silently replace it with an English explanation or drop characters from the original field.

These two entries sit in different series. The location book’s contents list the Kidney Meridian and Triple Energizer Meridian separately. A shared Romanized name does not erase the prefix or join the entries into one point. Nor do the series names themselves explain an organ condition or a symptom.

The existing TE3 Zhongzhu page concerns the TE3 entry. It is not a substitute record for KI15. For the KI15 identity in this comparison, the cited book is the reference; this guide does not invent a separate atlas page or a conversion rule.

On a phone, scroll the table sideways. Keyboard users can focus it and use the arrow keys.

Check a caption or copied row without guessing

First preserve the source wording. Write down the complete code, Romanized name, Chinese characters and document or caption locator. A screenshot can hide a heading or prefix; a search snippet can omit the fields that distinguish two entries. Open the original context when available.

Second compare the fields as a pair. “KI15 / Zhongzhu / 中注” agrees with the selected KI15 entry. “TE3 / Zhongzhu / 中渚(渚)” agrees with the selected TE3 entry. A row that combines TE3 with 中注 does not agree with either complete pair as printed here. Preserve that conflict rather than deciding in advance which field was mistyped.

Third state exactly what was checked. “These fields match the KI15 entry in this source” is a narrower and more useful conclusion than “All Zhongzhu labels mean KI15.” A different source may require its own entry check. The selected two-row comparison is not a survey of every naming system.

If Chinese characters are absent or damaged, make the missing field visible. If the code is unclear, seek the original row or a source that explicitly pairs it with the name. Do not repair an identifier from its number alone. The general name-check guide gives a separate example of letter-and-digit extraction errors.

Keep any English rendering in a separate attributed field. The older TE3 atlas page uses “Central Islet”; that website wording should not be relabelled as an English title printed in the checked WHO entry. Matching a poetic translation is weaker evidence than checking the original identity fields.

Separate a match, a missing field and a conflict

The purpose of the check is not to force every row into a final answer. A match, an incomplete label and a conflict require different next steps. Give the reader enough information to reproduce that distinction without assuming a hidden correction has already been made.

On a phone, scroll the table sideways. Keyboard users can focus it and use the arrow keys.

A missing code is not evidence of a fabricated point. It is missing information. A conflicting code-and-character pair is not automatically a harmless spelling variation. It is a discrepancy that needs an original-source check. Keeping those outcomes separate prevents uncertain data from becoming a confident lookup result.

For example, if a colleague sends “Zhongzhu, page 143,” ask which document and whether 143 is a printed or viewer number. In this checked location book, printed page 143 identifies the KI15 entry. In another file, that bare number may refer to something else. A page number works with a document, not in isolation.

Do not use physical sensation, tenderness or an intended benefit to resolve a naming conflict. Those are not identity fields in this comparison. A source-qualified code match also does not establish that an intervention using the named entry is effective or appropriate for a particular person.

Keep the verified label beside its source

Save a short note that another reader can trace: the document title, original publication and consulted reprint, URL, printed page, PDF page, full code, Romanized spelling, Chinese name and conclusion. Preserve original strings in one place and your explanatory notes in another.

For the two checked entries, a complete conclusion can read: “This copy lists KI15 as Zhongzhu 中注 on printed page 143, and TE3 as Zhongzhu 中渚(渚) on printed page 159. The Romanized field alone does not distinguish them.” It reports what was verified without inventing a pronunciation lesson, an English translation or a clinical result.

Download the blank Zhongzhu identity record. It is an optional plain-text source worksheet. It asks for no symptoms or treatment history, sends nothing to the site and does not produce a recommendation.

If the reference is confirmed as TE3, use the existing TE3 page for that entry’s atlas context. If the document itself is unclear, use the WHO reference-choice guide to distinguish naming and location publications. If the claim is about an outcome, begin a separate research check rather than extending the identity note.

Finish the comparison when the evidence supports a bounded match or a specific unresolved field. Collecting more unrelated point names does not repair a missing code. One traceable answer is more useful than a longer list of possible associations.

Check four complete Zhongzhu label cases

These original cases use the two source identities above. They test reference reading and do not describe real patient outcomes.