Triple Energizer MeridianTE13

Naohui 臑會

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

Back of the upper arm, 3 cun below the acromial angle, at the lower back edge of the deltoid.

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🖼See it in pictures

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

Naohui — 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.

Naohui — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Humerus · Deltoid · Triceps brachii

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

On this page

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

1Where is Naohui?

Back of the upper arm, 3 cun below the acromial angle, at the lower back edge of the deltoid.

Beneath the point

Humerus · Deltoid · Triceps brachii

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: on the same line, 3 cun (65.4 mm) below the acromial angle. The back edge of the deltoid is about 31.3 mm away along the skin — still to be verified.

2How do I find it on my body?

Straighten the arm.
Picture a line from the elbow tip (olecranon) to the acromial angle at the back corner of the shoulder.
Go 3 cun down that line from the acromial angle.

Check · it meets the lower back edge of the deltoid.

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

triceps brachii: The muscle covering the back of the upper arm. It starts as three heads, attaches to the point of the elbow (olecranon) and straightens the elbow.
acromial angle: The corner where the outer edge of the acromion turns toward the back. You feel it as a bony corner at the back outer shoulder.

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?

A point of the Triple Energizer meridian on the back of the upper arm near the deltoid.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

5Alternative location

Chinese standard (2021) differs · China's 2021 standard drops the cun distance and defines it as the crossing of the elbow-tip–acromial-angle line with the back edge of the deltoid (changed from the 2006 edition).

?FAQ

Where exactly is Naohui?

Back of the upper arm, 3 cun below the acromial angle, at the lower back edge of the deltoid.

How do I find Naohui?

Straighten the arm. Picture a line from the elbow tip (olecranon) to the acromial angle at the back corner of the shoulder. Go 3 cun down that line from the acromial angle. it meets the lower back edge of the deltoid.

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. 164
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points), p. 23
Korean anatomical terms: KMLE medical dictionary (Korean Medical Association terms)
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.