Liver MeridianLR10

Zuwuli 足五里

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

On the inner thigh, 3 B-cun straight below ST30 (Qichong).

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🖼See it in pictures

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

Zuwuli — 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.

Zuwuli — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Pectineus muscle · Adductor longus · Adductor brevis

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

On this page

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

1Where is Zuwuli?

On the inner thigh, 3 B-cun straight below ST30 (Qichong).

It lies over the femoral artery.

Beneath the point

Pectineus muscle · Adductor longus · Adductor brevis

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: skin on the front-inner thigh 3 cun (65.0 mm, thigh cun) below ST30. In this model the femoral artery runs 26.5 mm further out, so it is not directly 'over the artery' — still to be verified.

2How do I find it on my body?

Find ST30: level with the top of the pubic symphysis, 2 B-cun out from the front midline, where a pulse is felt.
Go 3 B-cun straight down (thigh scale: 18 B-cun to the kneecap).

Check · a pulse can be felt.

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

femoral artery: The large artery of the leg that passes under the inguinal ligament into the thigh. Press the middle of the groin and you feel a strong pulse.
adductor brevis: A short muscle under adductor longus. It brings the leg inward.
adductor longus: A muscle on the inner thigh linking the pubic bone to the femur. Spread and squeeze your legs together and its thick tendon can be felt like a cord just below the inner groin.
pubic symphysis: Where the two pubic bones join with cartilage at the bottom middle of the belly; going straight down from the navel you meet it as a hard bony edge. The center of the navel to its upper edge is taken as 5 cun.

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

It lies over the femoral artery, so do not press hard or for long where you feel the pulse.
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?

Named 'Foot Five Li' to tell it apart from Shouwuli (LI13) on the arm. It carries no special category in the classical lists.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Zuwuli?

On the inner thigh, 3 B-cun straight below ST30 (Qichong). It lies over the femoral artery.

How do I find Zuwuli?

Find ST30: level with the top of the pubic symphysis, 2 B-cun out from the front midline, where a pulse is felt. Go 3 B-cun straight down (thigh scale: 18 B-cun to the kneecap). a pulse can be felt.

What should I watch out for?

It lies over the femoral artery, so do not press hard or for long where you feel the pulse. 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. 200
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points)
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.