Pulse Pin Yin

Question 1

Floating pulse

Answer 1

Fu Mai

Question 2

Slow pulse

Answer 2

Chi Mai

ChiChi the turtle

Question 3

Rapid pulse

Answer 3

Shu Mai

Question 4

Flooding pulse (Surging, tidal)

Answer 4

Hong Mai

“Flooding waves in Hong Kong”

Question 5

Deep pulse

Answer 5

Chen Mai

Chen rhymes with Men, “Deep Men”

Question 6

Thready pulse (thin, small)

Answer 6

Xi Mai

Rhymes with she, “She is thin”

Question 7

Minute pulse (indistinct )

Answer 7

Wei Mai

Sounds like Way, her path is unclear bc she’s lost her Way

Question 8

Empty pulse (deficient)

Answer 8

Xu Mai

Question 9

Scattered pulse

Answer 9

San Mai

San is a scattered tarot reader

Question 10

Excessive (full, solid)

Answer 10

Shi Mai

Rhymes with sure, he sure eats excessive amounts of food.

Question 11

Slippery pulse

Answer 11

Hua Mai

Question 12

Choppy pulse (difficult, hesitant)

Answer 12

Se Mai

Question 13

Long pulse

Answer 13

Chang Mai

Rhymes with Long

Question 14

Short pulse

Answer 14

Duan

Question 15

Wiry pulse (bowstring)

Answer 15

Xuan Mai

“Swan plays the violin”

Question 16

Tight pulse

Answer 16

Jin Mai

Rhymes with Gin, I like G&T when my shoulders are tight

Question 17

Hollow pulse (leekstalk)

Answer 17

Kou or Kong

Question 18

Moderate pulse (leisure)

Answer 18

Huan Mai

Rhymes with Juan

Question 19

Leather pulse

Answer 19

Ge Mai

Like guitar,

Question 20

Firm pulse

Answer 20

Lao Mai

Question 21

Weak pulse

Answer 21

Ruo Mai

Question 22

Soggy pulse (soft)

Answer 22

Ru Mai

Like ruin, soggy cereal ruins the morning.

Question 23

Hidden pulse

Answer 23

Fu Mai

“Fun to hide”

Question 24

Moving pulse

Answer 24

Dong Mai

Question 25

Accelerated, Hasty

Answer 25

Cu Mai "Sounds like Coo"

Question 26

Knotted pulse

Answer 26

Jie Mai Sounds like Jay, his hair is knotted.

Question 27

Intermittent pulse

Answer 27

Dai Mai Sounds like dye, hair dye is hopefully and intermittent fad.

Question 28

Agitated pulse

Answer 28

Ji Mai "Sounds like Gee"