Gallbladder MeridianGB35

Yangjiao 陽交

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

Outer (fibular) side of the lower leg, 7 B-cun above the peak of the outer ankle bone, just behind the fibula.

Xi-cleft point of the Yang Wei vesselAlso called Bieyang (別陽)

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🖼See it in pictures

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

Yangjiao — 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.

Yangjiao — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Fibula · Fibularis longus muscle · Soleus muscle · Fibularis brevis muscle

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

On this page

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

1Where is Yangjiao?

Outer (fibular) side of the lower leg, 7 B-cun above the peak of the outer ankle bone, just behind the fibula.

Beneath the point

Fibula · Fibularis longus muscle · Soleus muscle · Fibularis brevis muscle

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: skin just behind the fibula, 7 cun above the prominence of the lateral malleolus (1 cun on the lateral leg = 23.04 mm). Level with Waiqiu (GB36), 30.4 mm behind it.

2How do I find it on my body?

Outer-leg scale: outer end of the knee crease to the outer ankle peak = 16 B-cun.
Go up 7 B-cun from the ankle peak.
At that height, press just behind the fibula's back edge.

Check · it is 1 B-cun below the midpoint (8 B-cun) of the knee-crease-to-ankle line.

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.

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

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?

Classified as the Xi-cleft point of the Yang Wei vessel (Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing) — a historical classification, not a claim of effect.
The name is usually translated as 'Yang Intersection'.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Yangjiao?

Outer (fibular) side of the lower leg, 7 B-cun above the peak of the outer ankle bone, just behind the fibula.

How do I find Yangjiao?

Outer-leg scale: outer end of the knee crease to the outer ankle peak = 16 B-cun. Go up 7 B-cun from the ankle peak. At that height, press just behind the fibula's back edge. it is 1 B-cun below the midpoint (8 B-cun) of the knee-crease-to-ankle line.

What should I watch out for?

Avoid broken or swollen skin and press only to a comfortable level. Acupressure is not a substitute for medical care.

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Sources

Location: WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (2008), p. 189
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points)
Korean anatomical terms and point names: KMCRIC Standard Acupoint DB (Korea)
Classification source: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing (Huangfu Mi), vol. 3
Traditional use cross-check: AcuAtlas dataset (CC BY 4.0)

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.