THE COLLECTION · 07 ARTICLES
Concepts & language
Chinese words, their meanings, and the limits of translation.
A PLACE TO BEGIN
Choose what you want to understand.
The first two articles are suggested starting points. Browse the full collection below.
- What Does Qi Mean in Chinese Medicine?Understand why qi has more than one English translation.Start here
- Yin and Yang Explained with Everyday ExamplesSee yin and yang as a relationship through everyday examples.Start here
- Chinese Medicine Terms: A Bilingual Beginner’s GlossaryLook up recurring Chinese terms and their English meanings.
- Five Phases or Five Elements? Understanding Wu XingUnderstand what the five phases describe in traditional thought.
- What Are Meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine?Learn what meridians mean within the traditional framework.
- What Does “Shang Huo” Mean?Decode the everyday expression shang huo without treating it as a diagnosis.
- What Does “Organ” Mean in Chinese Medicine? Zang-Fu and TranslationRead traditional organ names without assuming a modern anatomical diagnosis.