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diǎn mài

dim mak

Dim Mak or 點脈 is a martial arts term that refers to hitting a pressure point.

It is often theorized that hitting just the right (or wrong) pressure point can cause instant death. Hence, I have seen Dim Mak mistranslated as “death punch” or “touch of death.” But really, this is just the point (點) of pulse or meridian (脈) - aka pressure point.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
點脈点脉 see styles	diǎn mài dian3 mai4 tien mai	More info & calligraphy: Dim Mak to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 點穴\|点穴[dian3 xue2]
脈脉 see styles	mò mo4 mo myaku みゃく	脈 Custom Scroll see 脈脈\|脉脉[mo4 mo4] (1) pulse; (2) vein; (3) chain (of mountains, etc.); (4) hope; (5) thread (of an argument) vein
脉 see styles	myaku みゃく	脉 Custom Scroll (1) pulse; (2) vein; (3) chain (of mountains, etc.); (4) hope; (5) thread (of an argument)
衇脉 see styles	mài mai4 mai	衇 Custom Scroll variant of 脈\|脉[mai4] See: 脉
䘑脉 see styles	mài mai4 mai	old variant of 脈\|脉[mai4] See: 脉
人脈人脉 see styles	rén mài ren2 mai4 jen mai jinmyaku じんみゃく	人脈 Custom Scroll contacts; connections; network personal connections
冠脈冠脉 see styles	guān mài guan1 mai4 kuan mai	冠脈 Custom Scroll coronary; coronary artery
切脈切脉 see styles	qiè mài qie4 mai4 ch`ieh mai chieh mai	切脈 Custom Scroll to feel sb's pulse
動脈动脉 see styles	dòng mài dong4 mai4 tung mai doumyaku / domyaku どうみゃく	動脈 Custom Scroll artery (1) {anat} artery; (2) arterial road; major route
命脈命脉 see styles	mìng mài ming4 mai4 ming mai meimyaku / memyaku めいみゃく	命脈 Custom Scroll lifeline life; thread of life
地脈地脉 see styles	dì mài di4 mai4 ti mai	地脈 Custom Scroll geographical position according to the principles of feng shui 風水\|风水[feng1 shui3]; ley lines
寸脈寸脉 see styles	cùn mài cun4 mai4 ts`un mai tsun mai	寸脈 Custom Scroll pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
山脈山脉 see styles	shān mài shan1 mai4 shan mai sanmyaku さんみゃく	山脈 Custom Scroll mountain range; CL:條\|条[tiao2] mountain range; mountain belt
弱脈弱脉 see styles	ruò mài ruo4 mai4 jo mai	弱脈 Custom Scroll weak pulse
戒脈戒脉 see styles	jiè mài jie4 mai4 chieh mai kaimyaku	戒脈 Custom Scroll the lineage of the transmission of the precepts
把脈把脉 see styles	bǎ mài ba3 mai4 pa mai	把脈 Custom Scroll to feel the pulse; to take sb's pulse
按脈按脉 see styles	àn mài an4 mai4 an mai	按脈 Custom Scroll to feel (take) the pulse
摸脈摸脉 see styles	mō mài mo1 mai4 mo mai	摸脈 Custom Scroll to feel sb's pulse
法脈法脉 see styles	fǎ mài fa3 mai4 fa mai hōmyaku	法脈 Custom Scroll dharma-lineage
澀脈涩脉 see styles	sè mài se4 mai4 se mai	澀脈 Custom Scroll sluggish pulse
病脈病脉 see styles	bìng mài bing4 mai4 ping mai	病脈 Custom Scroll abnormal pulse
礦脈矿脉 see styles	kuàng mài kuang4 mai4 k`uang mai kuang mai	礦脈 Custom Scroll vein of ore
禪脈禅脉 see styles	chán mài chan2 mai4 ch`an mai chan mai zenmyaku	禪脈 Custom Scroll Chan (Seon, Zen) lineage
穴脈穴脉 see styles	xué mài xue2 mai4 hsüeh mai	穴脈 Custom Scroll node (center of energy); acupuncture point; Chakra
筋脈筋脉 see styles	jīn mài jin1 mai4 chin mai	筋脈 Custom Scroll veins
系脈系脉 see styles	xì mài xi4 mai4 hsi mai keimyaku	系脈 Custom Scroll dharma transmission
結脈结脉 see styles	jié mài jie2 mai4 chieh mai	結脈 Custom Scroll knotted or slow pulse (TCM)
經脈经脉 see styles	jīng mài jing1 mai4 ching mai	經脈 Custom Scroll channel of TCM
脈動脉动 see styles	mài dòng mai4 dong4 mai tung myakudou / myakudo みゃくどう	脈動 Custom Scroll pulse; throbbing; pulsation (n,vs,vi) pulsation; pulsatory motion
脈口脉口 see styles	mài kǒu mai4 kou3 mai k`ou mai kou	脈口 Custom Scroll location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Dim Mak	點脈点脉		diǎn mài / dian3 mai4 / dian mai / dianmai	tien mai / tienmai
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.