On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, 3 cun proximal to the dorsal carpal crease, approximately one finger-width ulnar to TE-6, on the radial border of the ulna.
🧭 How to find it (practical)
With the arm extended and pronated, locate the point 3 cun above the dorsal transverse crease of the wrist, on the ulnar side of Zhi Gou (TE-6) and on the radial border of the ulna.
🔬 Anatomy
Extensor digiti minimi and extensor carpi ulnaris muscles. Innervated by the posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve and the posterior interosseous nerve.
💉 Needling
Perpendicular insertion, 0.5–1.0 cun.
📜 Etymology
Hui (会), meeting, confluence; Zong (宗), family, several. This point is indicated to treat hearing deficit because the ear is a place where various meridians and collaterals converge.
