Pulse Pin Yin Flashcards
1
Q
Floating pulse
A
Fu Mai
2
Q
Slow pulse
A
Chi Mai
ChiChi the turtle
3
Q
Rapid pulse
A
Shu Mai
4
Q
Flooding pulse (Surging, tidal)
A
Hong Mai
“Flooding waves in Hong Kong”
5
Q
Deep pulse
A
Chen Mai
Chen rhymes with Men, “Deep Men”
6
Q
Thready pulse (thin, small)
A
Xi Mai
Rhymes with she, “She is thin”
7
Q
Minute pulse (indistinct )
A
Wei Mai
Sounds like Way, her path is unclear bc she’s lost her Way
8
Q
Empty pulse (deficient)
A
Xu Mai
9
Q
Scattered pulse
A
San Mai
San is a scattered tarot reader
10
Q
Excessive (full, solid)
A
Shi Mai
Rhymes with sure, he sure eats excessive amounts of food.
11
Q
Slippery pulse
A
Hua Mai
12
Q
Choppy pulse (difficult, hesitant)
A
Se Mai
13
Q
Long pulse
A
Chang Mai
Rhymes with Long
14
Q
Short pulse
A
Duan
15
Q
Wiry pulse (bowstring)
A
Xuan Mai
“Swan plays the violin”
