The Ankle region contains 13 acupuncture points (meridians: BL, GB, KI, LR, SP, ST). The interactive atlas below opens directly on this region: click a point for its booklet (location, needling, indications, combinations), turn on labels, or start the tour.
| Code | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| BL60 Kunlun | Kunlun | In a depression situated between the most prominent point of the lateral malleolus and the Achilles tendon, level with the malleolus. |
| BL62 Shenmai | Shenmai | In the depression directly inferior to the lateral malleolus, at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| GB40 Qiuxu | Mound Ruins | On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression located anterior and inferior to the external malleolus. |
| KI2 Rangu | Rangu means 'Blazing Valley' | On the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression on the lower border of the navicular tuberosity, anterior and inferior to the medial… |
| KI3 Taixi | Taixi | In a depression on the superior aspect of the calcaneus, posterior to the medial malleolus, where the pulsation of the posterior tibial… |
| KI4 Dazhong | Dazhong means 'Great Bell' | On the medial aspect of the ankle, in the depression on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon, 0.5 cun inferior and slightly posterior… |
| KI5 Shuiquan | Shuiquan translates to 'Water Spring' | On the medial aspect of the foot, in a depression 1 cun directly inferior to Taixi (KI3), on the anterosuperior aspect of the calcaneus. |
| KI6 Zhaohai | Shining Sea | On the medial aspect of the foot, in a depression directly inferior to the tip of the medial malleolus. |
| LR3 Tài Chōng | Tài Chōng | On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones, approximately 2 cun proximal… |
| LR4 Zhōng Fēng | Middle Seal | On the anterior aspect of the ankle, in the depression 1 cun anterior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, medial to the tendon of… |
| SP5 Shāngqiū | Shāngqiū | On the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression located slightly anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus. |
| ST41 Jiexi | Jiexi means 'Stream Untied' | On the dorsum of the foot, at the midpoint of the ankle crease, in the depression between the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and… |
| ST42 Chongyang | Chongyang translates to 'Rushing Yang' | On the dorsum of the foot, at its highest point, in the depression between the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bones… |
Other regions: Foot: Dorsum of foot · Medial foot · Lateral foot · Sole
The Ankle region of the atlas lists 13 points: BL60, BL62, GB40, KI2, KI3, KI4, KI5, KI6, LR3, LR4, SP5, ST41, ST42.
Open the point in the 3D atlas: the booklet gives the standard location, a cun ruler from the nearest bony landmark, and a step-by-step description.