Which point is located below the knee, 3 cun inferior to ST-35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia?

Which point is located below the knee, 3 cun inferior to ST-35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia?

• A. ST 37
• B. ST 38
• C. ST 36
• D. ST 35

Answer: (C)

St36, Zusanli, is defined precisely as three cun below ST35 and one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia. This places the point just below the knee on the outer side of the tibia’s crest, along the stomach meridian. The description given—below the knee, three cun inferior to ST35, and one finger-breadth lateral to the tibial crest—matches that location exactly, making it the correct point. The other points have different relationships to ST35 and the tibial crest, so they don’t fit this specific location.

St36, Zusanli, is defined precisely as three cun below ST35 and one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia. This places the point just below the knee on the outer side of the tibia’s crest, along the stomach meridian. The description given—below the knee, three cun inferior to ST35, and one finger-breadth lateral to the tibial crest—matches that location exactly, making it the correct point. The other points have different relationships to ST35 and the tibial crest, so they don’t fit this specific location.