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Meichong 眉衝

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

On the head, 0.5 cun inside the front hairline, on the line straight up from the frontal notch.

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Meichong — ① Where on the body? — **① Where on the body?**

Meichong — Textbook view — skin on the left, muscle and bone underneath on the right — **Textbook view — skin on the left, muscle and bone underneath on the right**
Location and structures come from our 3D model; only the drawing style was refined with AI. Labels are added by us.

Meichong — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Frontal bone · Epicranial aponeurosis · Frontalis muscle

Rendered straight from the 3D model at the computed location. The glowing ring marks Meichong.

On this page

Where is Meichong?
How do I find it on my body?
Before you press
How has it been used traditionally?
FAQ

1Where is Meichong?

On the head, 0.5 cun inside the front hairline, on the line straight up from the frontal notch.

It is also midway between Shenting (GV24) and Qucha (BL4).

Beneath the point

Frontal bone · Epicranial aponeurosis · Frontalis muscle

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: 0.5 cun above the front hairline (1 head cun = 19.7 mm), straight above BL2 (11.9 mm from the midline).

2How do I find it on my body?

Find Cuanzhu (BL2), the notch at the inner end of the eyebrow.
Go straight up to the front hairline.
Go 0.5 cun further back into the hair.

Check · it is halfway between Shenting and Qucha.

What is a “cun”?

A cun is a body-scaled unit of length. The precise way is to divide a bone length into equal parts (proportional bone cun); finger widths are a quick estimate.

📖 Words explained

epicranial aponeurosis: A thin, tough sheet of tendon covering the top of the head like a cap, joined to frontalis in front and occipitalis behind. When the scalp moves, it slides with this sheet.
frontal notch: A small notch in the upper rim of the eye socket near its inner end, under the inner end of the eyebrow. A nerve and vessels pass through it to the forehead.
frontal bone: The skull bone that forms the forehead and brows. Its upper part is the forehead and its lower part makes the roof of the eye sockets.

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

Sudden severe headache or dizziness, or weakness on one side: call emergency services at once — do not try acupressure.
Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level.
Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

4How has it been used traditionally?

The name joins mei (eyebrow) and chong (to rush upward): the spot reached by going straight up from the eyebrow.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Meichong?

On the head, 0.5 cun inside the front hairline, on the line straight up from the frontal notch. It is also midway between Shenting (GV24) and Qucha (BL4).

How do I find Meichong?

Find Cuanzhu (BL2), the notch at the inner end of the eyebrow. Go straight up to the front hairline. Go 0.5 cun further back into the hair. it is halfway between Shenting and Qucha.

What should I watch out for?

Sudden severe headache or dizziness, or weakness on one side: call emergency services at once — do not try acupressure. Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level. Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

← PreviousCuanzhu · BL2 Next →Qucha · BL4

Sources

Location: WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (2008), p. 101
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points), p. 16 — same location
Korean anatomical terms: KMLE medical dictionary
Traditional-use cross-check: AcuAtlas dataset (CC BY 4.0)
Not listed among the head points of Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing vol. 3 — a later addition (first source still to be confirmed)

Positions computed from the WHO standard locations (2008) on Z-Anatomy (CC BY-SA 4.0) · BodyParts3D © DBCLS. For reference only — not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment. See a clinician if you are unwell.