Ten strange pulses

Ten critical pulse conditions, include the seven strange pulses, i.e., pecking sparrow pulse, leaking roof pulse, flicking stone pulse, untwining rope pulse, waving fish pulse, darting shrimp pulse, and seething cauldron pulse, plus the three others:

Upturned knife pulse (偃刀脉 yǎn dāo mài) 偃刀脉 yǎn dāo mài: A pulse like a knife with the blade pointing upward, i.e., fine, stringlike, extremely tight.

Spinning bean pulse (转豆脉 zhuǎn dòu mài): 转豆脉 zhuǎn dòu mài: A pulse that comes and goes away elusive like a spinning bean. Also called a spinning pill pulse.

Frenzied sesame seed pulse (麻促脉 má cù mài): 麻促脉 má cù mài: A pulse that feels like sesame seeds under the finger, extremely fine and faint, and urgent, skipping and chaotic.