三焦

sānjiāo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Triple Burner; triple energizer; San Jiao

Examples

HSK 6
Zhōngyī shuō sānjiāo bùtōng, shēntǐ jiù róngyi shuǐzhǒng.
Chinese medicine says that when the Triple Burner is blocked, the body easily retains water.
HSK 7-9
三焦分为上焦、中焦和下焦。
Sānjiāo fēnwéi shàngjiāo, zhōngjiāo hé xiàjiāo.
The Triple Burner is divided into the upper, middle and lower burners.

Tips

culture
One of the 六腑, the six hollow organs of Chinese medicine, and the only one with no physical organ to match. It names the three cavities of the trunk (chest, upper belly and lower belly), seen as passages for fluids and qi.

Stroke Order

三 sān
焦 jiāo