On the lateral aspect of the head, within the hairline, at the intersection of a vertical line posterior to the temple and a horizontal line through the apex of the ear.
🧭 How to find it (practical)
Seated or in lateral decubitus, locate the point 1 cun superior and anterior to the ear, at the hairline, approximately 1 cun anterior to Jiao Sun (TE-20).
🔬 Anatomy
Anterior auricular and temporalis muscles. Innervated by the auriculotemporal nerve.
💉 Needling
Transverse (subcutaneous) insertion, 0.3–0.5 cun.
📜 Etymology
Qu (曲), curve; Bin (鬢), hair on the temple. The point is located at the hairline, on the temple, above the ear.
