29 Pulse Definitions

Question 0

Drumskin pulse (ge mai)

Answer 0

1. Floating
2. Wide
3. Hard
4. Hollow

Question 1

Floating pulse (fu mai)

Answer 1

1. Located in the exterior
2. With finger raised, it has a surplus
3. When pressing down, it is insufficient
4. When pressure is released, it regains its full strength

Question 2

Surging pulse (hong mai)

Answer 2

1. Floating
2. Wide
3. Forceful
   (4. Slippery)

Question 3

Vacuous pulse (xu mai)

Answer 3

1. Floating
2. Wide
3. Forceless

Question 4

Scallion-stalk pulse (kou mai)

Answer 4

1. Floating
2. Wide
3. Forceless
4. Hollow

Question 5

Scattered pulse (san mai)

Answer 5

1. Floating
2. Wide
3. Forceless
4. No edges

Question 6

Soft pulse (ruan mai)
(Soggy pulse [ru mai])

Answer 6

1. Floating
2. Fine
3. Forceless

Question 7

Deep pulse (chen mai)

Answer 7

1. Cannot be felt with light pressure
2. Cannot be felt with medium pressure
3. Can ONLY be felt with heavy pressure

Question 8

Weak pulse (ruo mai)

Answer 8

1. Deep
2. Fine
3. Forceless

Question 9

Hidden pulse (fu mai)

Answer 9

1. Very deep
2. Fine
3. Forceless

Question 10

Confined pulse (lao mai)

Answer 10

1. Very deep
2. Bowstring
3. Forceful

Question 11

Slow pulse (chi mai)

Answer 11

< 60 bpm

Question 12

Moderate or relaxed pulse (huan mai)

Answer 12

B/t 50-60 bpm

Question 13

Rapid pulse (shuo mai)

Answer 13

> 90 bpm

Question 14

Racing pulse (ji mai)

Answer 14

> 120 bpm

Question 15

Replete pulse (shi mai)

Answer 15

1. Wide

2. Forceful

Question 16

Bowstring pulse (xian mai)

Answer 16

Feels like a taut violin string

Question 17

Tight pulse (jin mai)

Answer 17

Feels like a tight rope

Question 18

Long pulse (chang mai)

Answer 18

N/A

Long, can be felt beyond its own location or range

Question 19

Short pulse (duan mai)

Answer 19

1. Located only in the bar position
   OR
2. Located only in the cubit and bar; absent in the inch

Question 20

Stirring pulse (dong mai)

Answer 20

1. Located in the bar
2. Rapid
3. Forceful

Question 21

Slippery pulse (hua mai)

Answer 21

Feels smooth like pearls rolling in a dish

Question 22

Choppy pulse (se mai)

Answer 22

1. Changes rate with the breath

2. Goes from normal to slow and back to normal

Question 23

Fine pulse (xi mai)

Answer 23

1. Fine

2. Forceless

Question 24

Faint pulse (wei mai)

Answer 24

1. Very, very fine 2. Very, very forceless 3. Therefore, difficult to feel 4. Sometimes you feel it and sometimes you lose it

Question 25

Large pulse (da mai)

Answer 25

Wide

Question 26

Bound pulse (jie mai)

Answer 26

1. Slow | 2. Skips a beat at irregular intervals

Question 27

Dai mai (regularly intermittent pulse)

Answer 27

1. Slow 2. Skips beats at regular intervals 3. The pause in beat may be long

Question 28

Cu mai (skipping pulse)

Answer 28

1. Rapid | 2. Skips beats at irregular intervals

Question 29

Four Basic Pulse Images

Answer 29

1. Floating 2. Deep 3. Slow 4. Rapid