The English names and the respective alphabetic codes proposed for the 14 main meridians are as follows.
English |
Pinyin name |
Han character name |
Alphabetic code |
lung meridian |
shoutàiyin fèijing |

|
LU |
large intestine meridian |
shouyángmíng dàchángjing |

|
LI |
stomach meridian |
zúyángmíng wèijing |

|
ST |
spleen meridian |
zútàiyin píjing |

|
SP |
heart meridian |
shoushàoyin xinjing |

|
HT |
small intestine meridian |
shoutàiyáng xiaochángjing |

|
SI |
bladder meridian |
zútàiyáng pángguangjing |

|
BL |
kidney meridian |
zúshàoyin shènjing |

|
KI |
pericardium meridian |
shoujuéyin xinbaojing |

|
PC |
triple energizer meridian |
shoushàoyáng sanjiaojing |

|
TE |
gallbladder meridian |
zúshàoyáng danjing |

|
GB |
liver meridian |
zújuéyin ganjing |

|
LR |
governor vessel |
dumài |

|
GV |
conception vessel |
rènmài |

|
CV |