Small Intestine MeridianSI18

Quanliao 顴髎

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

Face, straight below the outer corner of the eye, in the hollow under the cheekbone.

Crossing point of the Triple Energizer and Small Intestine channels

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🖼See it in pictures

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

Quanliao — 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.

Quanliao — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Zygomatic bone · Maxilla · Zygomaticus major muscle

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

On this page

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

1Where is Quanliao?

Face, straight below the outer corner of the eye, in the hollow under the cheekbone.

Beneath the point

Zygomatic bone · Maxilla · Zygomaticus major muscle

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: on the vertical line of the outer eye corner, at the lower border of the zygomatic bone (39.2 mm below the corner).

2How do I find it on my body?

Drop a vertical line from the outer corner of the eye.
Press the hollow where the fingertip meets the lower edge of the cheekbone.

📖 Words explained

zygomaticus major: A muscle slanting from the cheekbone down to the corner of the mouth. It pulls the corner of the mouth up and out when you smile broadly.
zygomatic bone: The bone that sticks out on the cheek below and outside the eye. You feel it as a hard bump on the upper cheek, and it reaches back toward the ear to form the zygomatic arch with the temporal bone.

3Before you press

⚠ Do not press when

Facial skin is thin.
Press lightly with a fingertip only.
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 Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing records it as a crossing point of Hand Shaoyang and Hand Taiyang — a historical classification, not a claim of effect.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Quanliao?

Face, straight below the outer corner of the eye, in the hollow under the cheekbone.

How do I find Quanliao?

Drop a vertical line from the outer corner of the eye. Press the hollow where the fingertip meets the lower edge of the cheekbone.

What should I watch out for?

Facial skin is thin. Press lightly with a fingertip only. 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. 96
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points), p. 16
Korean anatomical terms: KMLE medical dictionary (Korean Medical Association terms)
Crossing-point source: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing vol. 3 (Wikisource edition)
Classification and 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.