Triple Energizer MeridianTE23

Sizhukong 絲竹空

For reference only · not a substitute for diagnosis or treatment

Short answer

On the head, in the dip at the outer end of the eyebrow, straight above GB1.

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🖼See it in pictures

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

Sizhukong — 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.

Sizhukong — ③ Under the skin — **③ Under the skin**
Frontal bone · Zygomatic bone · Orbital part of orbicularis oculi

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

On this page

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

1Where is Sizhukong?

On the head, in the dip at the outer end of the eyebrow, straight above GB1.

Beneath the point

Frontal bone · Zygomatic bone · Orbital part of orbicularis oculi

Our 3D measurement · In our 3D model: on the skin at the outer end of the eyebrow (4.9 mm lateral to and 20.9 mm above the outer eye corner).

2How do I find it on my body?

Follow the eyebrow to its outer end.
Press the small dip at the bony edge where the brow ends.

Check · it lies straight above GB1, beside the outer corner of the eye.

📖 Words explained

orbital part of orbicularis oculi: The outer ring of orbicularis oculi, lying on the bony rim of the eye socket. It works when you squeeze the eyes tightly shut.
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.
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

This is close to the eye.
Press only on the bone at the end of the brow, never toward the eyeball.
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 last point of the Triple Energizer meridian; the name likens the eyebrow to fine bamboo and means 'hollow at the end of the silk bamboo'.

From traditional texts — not a claim of effect.

?FAQ

Where exactly is Sizhukong?

On the head, in the dip at the outer end of the eyebrow, straight above GB1.

How do I find Sizhukong?

Follow the eyebrow to its outer end. Press the small dip at the bony edge where the brow ends. it lies straight above GB1, beside the outer corner of the eye.

What should I watch out for?

This is close to the eye. Press only on the bone at the end of the brow, never toward the eyeball. 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. 169
Standard comparison: Chinese national standard GB/T 12346-2021 (Nomenclature and location of meridian points), p. 24
Korean anatomical terms: KMLE medical dictionary (Korean Medical Association terms)
Classical 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.