Gallbladder MeridianGB43

Xiaxi 俠谿

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

Top of the foot, between the 4th and 5th toes, just behind the edge of the web.

Ying-spring point (Water)

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🖼See it in pictures

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

Xiaxi — 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.

Xiaxi — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Proximal phalanx of fourth finger of foot · Proximal phalanx of fifth finger of foot · Tendon of extensor digitorum longus · Dorsal digital arteries of foot

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

On this page

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

1Where is Xiaxi?

Top of the foot, between the 4th and 5th toes, just behind the edge of the web.

It lies on the line where top-of-foot skin meets sole skin.

Beneath the point

Proximal phalanx of fourth finger of foot · Proximal phalanx of fifth finger of foot · Tendon of extensor digitorum longus · Dorsal digital arteries of foot

Our 3D measurement · Our 3D model has the toes joined (no web), so this is an approximation: dorsal skin between the fourth and fifth toes, 2 mm behind the middle of the fourth toe's first phalanx (the same method as ST44).

2How do I find it on my body?

Spread the 4th and 5th toes.
Find the edge of the web between them.
Press just behind it, on the line where the skin of the top of the foot meets the sole skin.

📖 Words explained

tendon of extensor digitorum longus: The four strands the extensor digitorum longus splits into on the top of the foot. Lift your toes and they stand out like cords.
dorsal digital arteries of foot: The thin arteries running to the toes on the top of the foot.
proximal phalanx: The first bone of a finger or toe, at the root end. It forms a joint with the metacarpal or metatarsal bone.

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 Ying-spring (Water) point of the Gallbladder meridian — a historical classification, not a claim of effect.
The name joins xia (held between) and xi (stream): a valley pinched between two toes — usually translated as 'Pinched Stream'.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

5Classical text

Donguibogam (Heo Jun, 1613), Acupuncture and Moxibustion, "Xiaxi"

在足小指次指歧骨間本節前陷中足少陽脈之所流爲滎 …《銅人》

Between the forked bones of the fourth toe, in the hollow in front of its base joint. Where the Foot Shaoyang channel flows, which makes it the Ying-spring point (Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing).

Source tag as given in the Donguibogam: Tongren = Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing.
"奴骨" in the Wikisource text has been read as 歧骨 (forked bones), matching the Yixue Rumen and the Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing (vol.
3); the character 歧 never appears on that page, so this is a probable correction to be checked against a facsimile.
The "base joint" (benjie) is the joint at the root of the toe.
"…" marks the needling depth and moxa count, left out because they are for licensed practitioners.

Original text as written · translation is ours.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Xiaxi?

Top of the foot, between the 4th and 5th toes, just behind the edge of the web. It lies on the line where top-of-foot skin meets sole skin.

How do I find Xiaxi?

Spread the 4th and 5th toes. Find the edge of the web between them. Press just behind it, on the line where the skin of the top of the foot meets the sole skin.

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. 193
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: Lingshu ch. 2 (Ben Shu) for the five transport points; Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing vol. 3 for the phases
Traditional use: Hyeoljari Seodang (Bookdramang, 2015; Korean), ch. 11 "Xiaxi" and appendix (Yixue Rumen indications)
Classical text: Donguibogam, Acupuncture and Moxibustion, "Xiaxi" — Wikisource public edition (garbled glyph 奴 corrected to 歧 (probable))
Indications: Yixue Rumen vol. 1 (Wikisource)
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.