LI-6 Pianli (偏歴) — Veering Passage

3 cun proximal to LI-5 (in the center of the anatomical snuffbox), on the line connecting LI-5 and LI-11, between the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles, at the level of the musculotendinous junction.

With the elbow slightly flexed, locate the point 3 cun above Yang Xi (LI-5), on the lateral border of the radius.

Extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis muscles, abductor pollicis longus muscle. Innervated by the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm and the superficial branch of the radial nerve.

Transverse-oblique or perpendicular insertion, 0.5–1.0 cun.

Pian (偏), divergence; Li (歴), passage. A collateral of the Large Intestine Meridian separates from the Lung Meridian at this point.