Stomach MeridianST8

Touwei 頭維

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

0.5 B-cun straight up from the hairline at the corner of the forehead.

Crossing point with the Gallbladder channel and Yang Link vessel

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

Touwei — 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.

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

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

On this page

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

1Where is Touwei?

0.5 B-cun straight up from the hairline at the corner of the forehead.

It lies 4.5 B-cun out from the front midline.

Beneath the point

Frontalis muscle · Epicranial aponeurosis · Frontal bone

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: 0.5 cun above the front hairline and 4.5 cun (57.7 mm; 1 cun = 12.83 mm) from the front midline.

2How do I find it on my body?

Find the corner where the front hairline turns back at the side of the forehead.
The two corners are 9 B-cun apart, so each sits 4.5 B-cun from the midline.
From that corner of the hairline, go straight up 0.5 B-cun, about half a thumb-width.

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 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

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 meeting place of the Gallbladder channel and the Yang Link vessel — a historical classification, not a claim of effect.
The name joins tou (head) and wei (corner): the corner of the head.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Touwei?

0.5 B-cun straight up from the hairline at the corner of the forehead. It lies 4.5 B-cun out from the front midline.

How do I find Touwei?

Find the corner where the front hairline turns back at the side of the forehead. The two corners are 9 B-cun apart, so each sits 4.5 B-cun from the midline. From that corner of the hairline, go straight up 0.5 B-cun, about half a thumb-width.

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. 49
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points)
Korean anatomical terms and locating tips: KMCRIC Standard Acupoint DB (Korea)
Classification source: Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing vol. 3 (Siku Quanshu edition)
Classification 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.