dān​tián

lower abdomen

  • created sense approved 丹田 · dān​tián · lower abdomen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹田

    dān​tián

    lower abdomen

    The area of the lower abdomen below the navel, traditionally considered in Chinese medicine and martial arts as the center where one's energy or [[气|氣|qi4]] resides. While it can also refer to points between the eyebrows or at the solar plexus, it most commonly refers to the region below the navel.

    丹 (literal) → 丹 · dān · pellet 田 (literal) → 田 · tián · field

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