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Lesser yīn (shào yīn)
少阴 〔少陰〕 shào yīn
The hand lesser yīn (shào yīn) heart and foot lesser yīn (shào yīn) kidney channels. Lesser
implies a waning of yīn qì. The lesser yīn (shào yīn) is said to have copious qì and scant blood. The lesser yīn (shào yīn) is located between the greater yīn (tài yīn) and reverting yīn (jué yīn); hence it is said lesser yīn (shào yīn) is the pivot.
See opening, closing, and pivot.